The Stranger

The Stranger by Albert Camus tells the story of Meursault, a man living in French Algeria who shows no emotion at his mother’s funeral. He drifts through life until one day he shoots a man on a beach under the hot sun. What follows is a trial not only of his action but of his attitude toward life and society. The novel explores how society judges people who don’t follow its rules. It asks whether life has meaning if we feel nothing—and whether that matters. With simple style, the book makes us think about alienation, existence, and our place in a world that seems indifferent.