Meursault A Man Who Refuses to Play the Game

"Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know," are the first statements made by the protagonist Meursault, in Albert Camus's The Stranger, One finds this a very peculiar way to speak of a mother's passing. Meursault, however, finds his statement perfectly normal because he is not sure which day his mother died; he feels this is a perfectly logical statement. This quote is just one of the many examples of how Meursault is not …

…original. To understand Meursault, one must first lean to accept who he is. He does not intend to upset anyone by his actions. He simply says and does as he feels. Once one can understand him, he realizes that Meursault is just trying to get through life like anyone else. As for the years to come, there will always be people similar to Meursault. These people are individuals who simply refuse to play the game.