The Stranger

The Stranger The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is about the life of a very complex character named Meursault. Meursault is a very quiet person who rarely shows any external emotions when a situation in which most people would. He displays limited feelings for his girlfriend, Marie Cardona, and shows no remorse at all for killing an Arab. He remains this way through most of the book, but towards the end he starts to understand his …

…the lawyer, saying that, "He didn't understand me, and was sort of holding it against me." (66) Meursault is isolated and unique; he finds the world to be hostile, life to be unexplainable and romance to be a figment of your imagination. These are all shown in various instances throughout the book. The complexity of this character and trying to figure out what is going through Meursault's mind is why this is such a great book.