Meursault and Society In Albert Camus’ novel, The Stranger, the protagonist Meursault is a character who has definite values and opinions concerning the society in which he lives. His self-inflicted alienation from society and all its habits and customs is clear throughout the book. The novel itself is an exercise in absurdity that challenges the reader to face the nagging questions concerning the meaning of human existence. Meursault is an existentialist character who views his …showed first 75 words of 687 total…

…showed last 75 words of 687 total…the absurdity of human existence, and is utterly unable to find any sort of meaning in his life. Nothing matters to him because he realizes that his own mortal existence, as well as everyone else’s, will eventually come to an end. His preoccupation with his inescapable doom prevents him from caring about anything or anyone. His unemotional manner enables him to commit murder set on a sun-drenched Algerian beach,” which leads to his execution.