Albert Camus’ novel, The Stranger, examines what happens to a passive man when mixed in a murder. During the trial of the main character, Meursault, the prosecutor examines Meursault’s normal behavior as callous and cold. In order for the prosecutor to have a case in the reader’s mind, Camus must create the past that the trial calls for. Camus shows a passive man, and the way that he deals with normal life occurrences. …showed first 75 words of 596 total…

…showed last 75 words of 596 total…It would not affect him positively or negatively, this attitude is the defining characteristic of indifference. Because Meursault is so passive, he is always thought of being cold and uncaring. These thoughts were brought out in his trial. Camus fashions a character that never is really known as a character. No one in the book ever really knew Meursault. He was to everyone, a stranger. His passive, cold, indifferent appearance eventually led to his death.