In his novel The Stranger, Albert Camus expresses the dimensions of his philosophy of the absurd. The novel illustrates the events that ultimately led a man named Meursault to transcend absurdism and accept the idea that human life has no meaning or redemptive purpose. Camus argues that the only thing certain is the inevitability of death and, realizing that all humans eventually encounter death, he asserts that all lives are meaningless. Although Meursault isolates himself from society, it is not until his conversation with the chaplain that he realizes this. In The Stranger, the conflict between Meursault and society developed because of a lack of social conduct, faith in God or belief in the afterlife, and a sense of purpose that Meursault is considered an outcast because he doesn't cry at his mother's house. at the funeral or feeling guilty because he put her in a nursing home. Society has developed patterns of behavior for given moments in our lives. Meursault's callousness does not fit the societal expectation of showing a certain sense of grief. Meursault says the funeral itself happens "so quickly, so deliberately, so naturally" that he no longer remembers it. He only has a few fragmented memories, including "the sun coming down, making the whole landscape shimmer with heat, it was inhuman and oppressive" and the nurse saying "there is no way out" (CamusQuand Maries asks Meursault if he loves him, he "told him that it didn't mean anything but I didn't think so" (Camus 25) Even though Meursault says that love doesn't "mean anything" (Camus 25) , love and marriage are very important to Marie and she is serious about them. This also shows that there is nothing ambiguous about Meursault's physical attraction to Marie - he is in a relationship with. her to satisfy his sexual desires, filled with desire for her through her laughter, her dress in society, something that people take very seriously Love, according to Meursault, is a symbol that was created by the. society and has nothing to do with how people actually feel. For this reason, Meursault is seen as someone who only cares. for his needs and has no commitment to anyone or anything except his