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His own physical comfort
- His primary priority is his own physical comfort. Convinced of the world's indifference to him and to everyone else, Meursault himself is indifferent towards those around him and has only superficial relationships. His relentless honesty and refusal to subscribe to conventional belief systems or to social niceties alienate Meursault from society.
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Meursault is psychologically detached from the world around him. Events that would be very significant for most people, such as a marriage proposal or a parent’s death, do not matter to him, at least not on a sentimental level.
- Raymond Sintes
Raymond acts as a catalyst to The Stranger’s plot. After...
- Raymond Sintes
A young French Algerian living in colonial Algiers and working as a shipping clerk, Meursault is passionless, disaffected, and without ambition. His primary priority is his own physical comfort.
In The Stranger, Meursault is motivated by sensory experiences and existential beliefs that life is inherently meaningless. This leads him to make choices without regard for...
The protagonist-narrator of his absurdist adventures, Meursault is a detached and deathly honest guy who refuses to lie about himself to save his life; a simple man, whose moods are painfully dictated by the powers of Nature; and an independent man, one who will not accept God, or any of society’s formulas for happiness. He's also a jerk.
Making Meursault feel further excluded from his own case, Meursault’s lawyer offers an interpretation of the events that led up to the crime, speaking in the first person, as though he were Meursault.
Though he still spurns the notion of essential meaning, Meursault's impending execution fills him with an overwhelming, heart-felt desire for life that contradicts his stated goal of being "level-headed" and considering life and death as equal possibilities.
Apr 6, 2023 · Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger tells the story of Meursault, a French Algerian who lives his life in a detached and dispassionate manner. The novel explores themes of existentialism, absurdity, and the human condition through Meursault’s experiences.
