Now I can really understand the behavior of Mersault. He just does not feel as a part of the society, also the society did not actually let him express his self and find his place in the world. He did not speak in front of the jury and the prosecutor, he did not reject what they said, he did not complain about anything. Simply, he was not given the space to express his self. Mersault believes in what happens today, what is there, what can be seen and touched. The society considers him as a "junk" and someone who does not have the right to be part of the society. Moreover, he does not take the things to seriously because he considers that life had brought them, and it is all just momentary. Even being a few hours before the execution, he does not really care what the priest has to say, he does not want to confess. Mersault doesn't believe in God, he believes in the moment, and no matter how much the priest tries to explain to him why should he confess, Mersault, in a very smart way responds to him and continues not to regret on the things that he had done, and the life that he had lead.
And there we are, at the end of the book, waiting for Mersault to be executed, but the author never mentions and does not even speak about the execution. We only know that the early morning is arising.
"The Stranger" was one of the best books that I have read so far, even though, it was very hard to understand it, I really enjoyed every single line that I read because I could connect the Mersault's behaviour with psychology and philosophy. The book really made me go beyond only reading it.
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