• Ashraf Ali S
• Dr. M. John Suganya

This paper deals with the misconception towards the philosophical idea of nihilism that it reflects a pessimistic attitude towards life which does not provide a worthy notion of ideas that could possibly benefit humanity as it deals with key aspect of the belief that life is meaningless. Philosophical theories are open to debate as the reader becomes the interpreter of the ideology which is subjective and tentative. The aim of this paper is to predominantly unveil the optimistic attributes of nihilism through the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus which deals with the protagonist Meursault whose actions are found disengaged from the world and he is evidently insensitive to the death of his mother. Meursault projects an indifferent character when he is found guilty of murder, which is observed while he takes up his death sentence without perturbation. The novel is probed under the aspects of liberation, capitulation and absurdism with relation to the attributes of nihilism to bring out positive shade of limelight and to attain a coherent perspective that provides a better understanding towards the idiosyncrasy of nihilism in the field of philosophy and literature.

nihilism, optimism, liberation, indifferent, absurdism.

"Anatomization of Optimistic Nihilism in Albert Camus’ The Stranger", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.159-164, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFG06031.pdf

"Anatomization of Optimistic Nihilism in Albert Camus’ The Stranger", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. pp159-164, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFG06031.pdf