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Discuss the importance of inarticulateness/silence/taciturnity in Camus's L'Etranger. "Il m'a d'abord dit qu'on me dépeignait comme étant d'un caractère taciturne et renfermé et il a voulu savoir ce que j'en pensais. J'ai répondu:<>" Towards the end of L'Etranger, Meursault is told that he is considered to be taciturn and withdrawn. This taciturnity appears to be a somewhat central theme to the book, not only in the character of Meursault but also in the writing style of Camus. Throughout the book, there are examples of silence and inarticulateness, be they a deliberate, conscious part of the stylistics or just part of a Meursaults' character. Firstly, Camus has written L'Etranger using very vague and ambiguous language. The sentence structure is very simple and unrevealing, everything is a case of, I did this, then I did that, then this happened, an almost childlike report or...

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