Mersaults' Animal Nature Albert Camus' The Stranger starts with the death of a mother, maybe. Her son, Mersault, is unsure. He is also oblivious to the concepts of marriage, God, and repentance, as well as other institutions of society. According to social law, this is reason to execute him for a senseless murder. Mersault discovers that he is going to be tried and eventually die because of his nature and not due to the act …showed first 75 words of 1777 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1777 total…a man who doesn't feel remorse, compassion, or other normal human traits. The prosecutor calls Mersault "a monster, a man with out morals"(96). This is true; however, he failed to realize that Mersault could never have morals because of his nature. Just as Mersault does not understand society, society does not understand him. Camus, Albert. The Stranger. New York: Vintage International, 1989. Craib, Ian. Existentialism and Sociology: A Study of Jean-Paul Sartre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976