The novel, "The Stranger", written by Albert Camus is about one man's life. The main character and the author, Meursalt, gives every detail and thought throughout the novel. He portrays himself as a person who doesn't seem to care about much, yet he is a hero. Meursalt shows his heroic traits when he stands up for his friend, stands up for what he believes in, and always tells the truth.
When Meursalt's neighbor and friend, Raymond, gets into a fight with an Arab, Meursalt helps him with advice and physical fighting, without even thinking twice about it. To help anything serious from happening to his friend, Meursalt says, "Right. But if he doesn't draw his knife, then you can't shoot." Meursalt even takes Raymond's gun from him and says that he would shoot the Arab if the Arab pulled his knife on him. Without even thinking about it, Meursalt says that he would basically take the fall for shooting the Arab.
Another way to show that Meursalt is a hero, is when he stands up for what he believes in. At the end of the novel when the chaplain comes to Meursalt's cell to talk to him about God, he says, "Why haven't you come to see me? I said that I didn't believe in God. He wanted to know if I was sure and I said that I didn't see any reason to ask myself that question: it seemed unimportant." After that the chaplain continues to question Meursalt, insisting that he must believe in God. But Meursalt stands very strongly on what he believes in. Just like in the movie, Braveheart, the main character played by Mel Gibson is forced with a question on what he believes in. He is to lie and say he has a king, which they would kill him quick, or stand up for what he believes in by saying no, and they would torture him until he dies. He chose to stand up for what he believes in, just like Meursalt.
Finally, Meursalt shows how he is a hero, by telling the truth all the time. Throughout the whole book Meursalt is honest.
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