The Stranger Journal 2 (Meursault)

In chapter one Meursault goes to visit the retirement home where his mother died. While there he attends her funeral. Once he returns he goes to the beach where he starts a relationship he has left off on. He takes Marie to his house where she spends the night with him. The next day he sits outside for the whole day and describes all the people that pass by. It seems pretty strange how Meursault is going about his life. It doesn't seem like he has any goals; he just does what he wants when the opportunity comes along the way. This creates a very unique character. Camus may have created a character like this so to help setup the story and develop a character for something later to happen in the book. This character also feeds the existentialism idea because Meursault doesn't seem to have an objective, he just aimlessly wanders around in his life.