The Stranger, By Albert Camus

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The Universe is a scary and vast thing. It’s full of unpredictability and that results in the necessity for a reason these phenomenons occur. In The Stranger, Albert Camus tries to show the absurdity of reason on certain events. Meursault lives his life with little to no feeling, he meets people but just goes with the grain. Eventually he kills an Arab and goes on trial. The theme of The Stranger is that people feel the need to rationalize the unexplainable. The theme shows itself in scenes like the courtroom and when Meursault and the Judge talk. The courtroom is not just the place where Meursault crime and his life is on trial. The courtroom also is where society is casting their judgements. All throughout the trial irrelevant questions