Conflict in the Outsider – A Man in Revolt The major source of conflict in the text, The Outsider written by Albert Camus, is ultimately Meursault’s rebellion against the expectations of society. This conflict, caused be rebellion, controls the plot line of the text from the time of Meursault’s mother’s death and eventually leads him to his own death. Like Camus himself, Meursault was in love with the sun and the sea. His …showed first 75 words of 1375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1375 total…mourning for his mother’s death, was viewed as unacceptable by society. This conflict which arose at the beginning of the story controlled the plot line right throughout the text from the moment of her death to the death of Meursault, after it was used as evidence against him in court which led to his conviction. The conflict was the driver of the text, which eventually lead to the culmination of the death of Meursault.