the stranger

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…he did. He acted as if it was something you would do everyday. It seems that Meursault is almost oblivious and totally calm by events and people around him. He is unwilling to lie during his trial about killing the Arab. His unwillingness to get involved in defending himself results in a verdict of death by guillotine. If Meursault had been involved in his defense, explaining what he did, he might have been set free.