Please thoroughly answer the below in no more than 250 words. Please follow proper MLA guidelines. The use
of direct citations is not mandatory, but will certainly help to strengthen your argument(s).
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In Chapter 5, Part 2 of the novel as Meursault sits in his prison cell awaiting execution, all of his thoughts turn
to “escaping the machinery of justice” (Camus 108). Explore this idea of the “machinery of justice.” So what is
Meursault specifically referring to in relation to the nature of the justice system and in relation to man’s own
attempts to better their present station in life? What does Meursault conclude about this “relentless
machinery”? If he was/is able to escape the same, what would occur? Given Meursault’s contemplation of all of
the above, what does he ultimately decide about his situation and how, in consequence, does this set him free?
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