The novel The Stranger was written by Albert Camus in 1942. The story is an example of how Camus perceives the world with his views. For Camus, moral actions have no justification. Camus is considered an existentialist, meaning he did not believe that life had a specific meaning. Many of his beliefs are visible in this novel, as well as in his other works. His beliefs began to form during his experience of World War II and after the terrors of war; many others thought that human existence was meaningless. The Stranger could be classified as an existentialist novel because the story's protagonist, Meursault, also appears to have existentialist beliefs. Meursault is a character very disconnected from the world. His attitude and morals were not accepted by the people of the society in the story, which led to his death sentence. When people face a death, they cry or show some kind of sad emotion. But in the novel, the main character, Meursault, shows no emotion over the death of his mother. Meursault was not moral but he was not immoral either. This is because he lacks emotional feelings. He is detached from the world and is considered an outcast by society because of the way he acts. Meursault's personality can be described as dull and very boring. Meursault lives an average life, but an important factor in the story is that he does not seem to express his emotions. Some of his character traits could qualify Meursault as an existentialist because he doesn't care about anything except physical things. When his mother died, many other people were crying but Meursault was only worried about the heat. He is also very honest and he doesn't try to hide the fact that... middle of paper... He wanted to file legal appeals but he knew they would all be rejected. Meursault was not sentenced to death because he killed the Arab but because of his lack of emotion over the death of his mother. People wanted him dead because he posed a threat to the morals of society. But when he accepts the fact that he is going to die, he feels a sense of freedom and looks forward to his execution. By refusing to believe in God, it shows that he values ​​any hope of life after death. Then, when he accepts his death sentence, he also removes the punishment. He is neither depressed nor hopeful when it comes to his death, which overall proves how lacking in morality the story is. Meursault's strange attitude and lack of emotion is what makes the story interesting. Meursault is a different character than what we expect from a protagonist.