One of the main topics in the stranger is the light/darkness motif. In the first chapter, the mother's death description within the room contrasts the darkness within the funeral home. The narrator describes this scene as: "Darkness had gathered, quickly, above the skylight"(8). Even though the sun skylight is lighting up the room with death, the darkness overwhelms the atmosphere of the novel and sets the tone for the upcoming chapters.
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