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Thesis: Albert Camus expresses this contempt for indifference through the setting in his novel, The Stranger, as shown by Mersault being put to death for allowing the sun, a sensual object, control him at Maman’s funeral and in the murder scene. I. Actions at M ....

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.... it ultimately causes his downfall when he is executed for not allowing society and the consciousness of society dictate his actions. Mersault does not make his own decisions, instead, he allows sensuality to dictate all aspects of his life and is contemptible for his indifference (Parker). Albert Camus expresses this contempt for indifference through the setting in his novel, The Stranger, as shown by Mersault being put to death for allowing the sun, a sensual object, control him at Maman’s funeral and in the murder scene. While it is typically human nature to be upset, even hysterical at the passing away of your mother, Mersault was not. W ....