Meursault In The Stranger, By Albert Camus

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In the book, The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the main character Meursault is a man of very few words. He speaks only when he has something to say, and when he does speaks he is always honest. He is individualistic, and does not believe in God. He lives in Algiers, North Africa, by himself while his mother is living in an old people’s home in Marengo. His mother ended up passing away which he wasn't really sad about. His mother and him never had any emotional connection, so he didn't shed a tear at her funeral. In the book, an Arab tries to kill Meursault's neighbor, Raymond. Raymond accused the Arabs sister of cheating on him, and he beat her until she bled. The Arab wants Raymond to pay for what he did to his sister. One day, while Meursault and Raymond were at the beach, the Arab brother, and one of his friends got into a fight with them. The outcome of the fight ended with the Arab brother being shot five times by Meursault. Meursault got arrested, and his lawyer and him had to fight, so that he wasn't sentenced to death. …show more content…

The prosecutor brings up topics like what happened at his mom's funeral and why he hesitated between the first and the second gunshot. The prosecutor talks about how Meursault declined to see his mother’s body at her funeral, and that he never cried. The prosecutor also brings up that after his mom's funeral Meursault ate dinner with a girl, took her to the movies, and brought her to his house afterwards. These claims make the courtroom hate Meursault. The court room doesn't get that Meursault is emotionless, so he comes off as a jerk because of what happened at the funeral. The prosecutor didn't ask many questions about the crime Meursault committed. The prosecutor mostly talked about his relationship with his mom, so that Meursault would come off as a bad

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