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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