Meursault's View In The Stranger, By Albert Camus

The Stranger by Albert Camus gives us a personal view from the eyes of the narrator, Meursault, who goes through seemingly abrupt and disturbing scenarios during his daily routine of life. The novel shows us how Meursault reacts to his mother passing, gaining a new love interest, and siding with an immoral pimp. This book is a passage that many can relate to as it shows us a normal man living a normal life, but the passage has a darker side as well, showing us that the seemingly normal man has no sympathy or motivation to life. In the novel, Meursault’s view is distant and cold. In the beginning of the novel we he finds out his mother has died, and his immediate response is to call into work for days off which is viewed by him as a nuisance. He seems to care more about his boss’s reaction than the death of his mother. The reactions Meursault show give

The next immoral acts performed by Meursault unfold at his friend’s beach house. Him and Raymond meet Raymond’s mistress’s brother and Raymond is tempted to shoot him. Meursault convinces Raymond to not shoot her brother and takes his gun. Then, Meursault shoots the brother for no reason. This act show just how psychopathic Meursault is. Throughout the whole novel, Meursault has shown no sign of remorse or reason for any of his actions. He displays psychotic behavior and commits evil crimes with a lack of reasoning. This causes the audience to feel emotion in a way that we may not have felt in the beginning. In the beginning of the story we could interpret Meursault’s behavior as a coping mechanism for the loss of his mother, but when he continues to show apathy in every setting he is in we begin to realize how evil he may