Stranger Journal #11:

Camus seperates these two parts because each part shows a different change in Mersault. In part one, Mersault has no real feelings towards anyone, his mothers death, his girlfriend asking him if he loves her, and even killing someone. However once Mersault is sitting in his jail cell he begins to ponder over everything. It mentions constantly that he wishes he could meet with Marie more often. He befriends the head gaurd in the jail and starts to show some types of emotion. The seperation of parts creates not only a split between the changes in the differences of the character, but also creates a physical split between these two parts.