Ethical and moral are the important theories for a normal society to judgments a person. In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is a French novel about a man who does not follow the typical standards of society. Meursault who is the main protagonist in the novel experiences his mother death, meets a lovely woman, and gets to know his curious neighbors. Meursault is an honest but an absurdist man. Most of his reaction does not fit in a normal society as an average person does. Therefore, Meursault is an unethical and immoral man based on his relationship with his mother, his love relationship with Marie, and friendship with his neighbor. .
At the beginning of the story Meursault gets telegram from the old people's home that his mother has died. Meursault says "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know. I got a telegram from the home: 'Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.' That doesn't mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday." Meursault does not even care to find out more information nor when his mother has passed away. Meursault does not upset about his mother's death; moreover, all he worry about is his time and how many days he need to take off from work. When he arrives the old people's home, he refuses to see his mother while the caretaker is offering to open the casket. He shows no sign of sadness because he chats with the caretaker, drinks the coffee with milk, and smokes a cigarette with caretaker in front of his mother's coffin. He dozes off during the vigil while his Maman's friends crying. In the morning of the funeral, the director asks him if he wants to see his mother before the casket sealed, but he declines again. Meursault remains unemotional. He does not cry at the funeral procession, yet his attend on watching the big tear running down on wrinkles face at Thomas Perez, his mother's very close friend, who is the only one allows to attend the service in the old people's home.
