Meursault In The Predicament Of Behavior

The way a person may seem to react to situations that may seem ordinary determines how others may feel based on their action. But when a behavior seems to be abnormal and indifferent from the rest of the society itself, it can cause them to form a general opinion based on a person’s behavior and not their character. In Meursault’s predicament the way he view things and unexpected comments, put’s him in a position where no one is giving him the opportunity to be fully understood. Meursault can’t change past behavior and actions, making him responsible for the way society thinks about his behavior. Meursault’s indifference to societies perception on what they think a normal behavior should be, and human relationship causes him to known as the actual “stranger” with people he comes across with. In the novel the stranger, society views Meursault as emotionally disabled and a detached killer; however the reader quickly realizes that Meursault refuses to abide of societies idea of acceptable behavior. Meursault is disconnected from the world around him and events that would seem detrimental
The prosecutor states to the jury that on the day of Maman’s funeral, he was out at the movies with Marie and claims that he is conscientiously guilty of his mother’s death. Instead of the case focusing on Meursault’s trial itself, the case more becomes all about his periodic behavior. His lawyer interrupts and states, “if is my client on trial for having buried his mother, or for killing a man?” The Prosecutors soon retaliates by saying, “ I accuse the prisoner of behaving at Maman’s funeral in a way that showed he was already a criminal at heart”. By this initial statement, this shows how the Prosecutor wants the jury to focus on the insensitive way Meursault had behaved prior to his