The Stranger - Immersed In Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait

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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. When asked whether or not he loved his mother, he was unable to assert �Yes, I do love my mother,� the typical answer to such a question. He could only reply that he �rather she hadn�t died� (Camus 65). Mersault�s actions at Maman�s funeral were caused by his concern not for his mother, but for the sun and getting away from it:

The sun was beginning to bear down on the earth and it was getting hotter by the minute. I don�t know why we waited so long before getting [Maman�s funeral] underway. I was hot in my dark ...

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