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In every society, it is important for individuals to adhere to a set of principles in order to maintain order. In Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and Camus' The Outsider , however, both protagonists ignored the values of their society. Raskolnikov and Meursaul ....

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.... human race, yet ‘extraordinary' men may break laws “if in his own conscience it is necessary to do so in order to better mankind”2. Raskolnikov believed that indeed, he was an “extraordinary man”3, but like Meursault, his beliefs were untested. As a result, he murdered an old pawnbroker women in order to prove himself. Meursault, as well, acted against the social norm. For example, even though it was expected of a son, he did not show sorrow at his mother's funeral4. He did not think this was shallow, however, he just refused to falsely show emotion when he did not feel any; “I realized that I'd managed to get through another Sunday, that ....