The Stranger 2

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…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.