The Stranger1

             How can the justice system be unjust? Does it treat
             people unfairly because of their strange acts? Acting
             strange can be used against a person even though it is
             unfair to dot hat. In Albert Camus' The Stranger, the
             character Mersault acts in a strange manor throughout the
             Mersault acts strange throughout the book, which makes
             people judge him. At his mother's funeral, his behavior was
             so strange that the people started to talk about him. How
             he didn't want the coffin open, and was drinking and smoking
             in front of it was strange. Mersault also notices
             everything around him, like when the hornets were flying
             around and how hot it was at the home. He notices
             everything and watches everything except his mother's
             coffin. Mersault is also acted strange the day after his
             mother's funeral. The next day he sat in his bed and then
             wanted to take a swim. He ran into a friend Marie on his
             way. They swam together and talked during the day, and at
             night they went back to Mersault's house and had a one night
             stand. Usually he would got to the Celeste's but to avoid
             the questioning about his mother's funeral he didn't go.
             Mersault was also known for being strange because of
             the people he was friends with. He was friends with the
             neighborhood pimp Raymond. Mersault went along with
             everything Raymond said, like the time Raymond wanted to get
             back at his girlfriend for playing dirty. He told Mersault
             that he wanted him to write a letter, "a real stinker" (page
             40). So Mersault did it, like he did everything else.
             Mersault has no sense of commitment to anyone or
             anything. He only is interested in things that happen at
             the moment. He does things without thinking first, like his
             affair with Marie, friendship with Raymond and comforting
             Salamano. He thinks it is easier to say yes than no, but
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