The Outsider: Meursault

Part I of Essay
“Heroic but hardly admirable”, how accurate is this assessment of Meursault in “The Outsider” When Meursault is described to us in the early stages of the novel we see that he does not obey society's codes therefore is it fair for us to assess him using societies interpreta ....

Part II of Essay
.... today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know" This indicates that either he does not care or he had no comprehension of what had happened. An additional illustration of his detached attitude is after his mothers funeral when he goes to see a humorous "Fernandel" film with Marie, his girlfriend, and then he takes her home and sleeps with her just hours after his Mothers funeral. This indicates that aswell as having a detached viewpoint that he has no perception of morality. A section of the novel that reinforces this occurs that after the mur ....