There is always that one annoying “I am different and unique” kid that nobody likes or understands. In Albert Camus’s novel “The stranger” he explores the other side and allows us to see through that one kids eyes of what it is like to live alone. Furthermore, showing us the most predominant theme in the novel “The Stranger” is being alone and alienated is a painful existence. Right off the bat the book is showcasing the predominant theme throughout the entirety of the first scene. Mersault in the first scene is physically alone. He is sitting by himself at the wake and receives the pain itself of alienation. As stated in the novel on page 10 “It was then that I realized they were all sitting across from me, nodding their heads, grouped around the care taker. For a second I had the ridiculous feeling that they were there to judge me.” The death of his mother had not altered his emotions in any way, and he was being excluded or separated because of it. This separation continues to the next scene, the funeral. He walks lengths ahead of the group and is mostly entertained by the thought of going home as seen on page 18 “Maman’s casket, the white flesh of the roots mixed in with it, more people, voices, the village, waiting in front …show more content…
After Mersualt murdered an Arab for reasons of which are beyond my intelligence to comprehend he is of course put on trial. His separation and isolation with society continues to shine bright like a diamond. After being asked why he put his mother in a home, the judge asks him once again what was his motive for killing the Arab and he simply replies “….because of the sun…”. The court room erupts in laughter, followed by a testimony given by one of the undertaker’s assistants. It is reported that Meursault did not even know how old his mother was and this allows Meursault to realize that the people in the courtroom hate him. Showing us that his confusion and alienation in the courtroom are bringing him