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 redemptive meaning or purpose. Camus argues that the only thing certain is the inevitability of death and, realizing that all human beings eventually meet death, states that all lives are meaningless. Although Meursault isolates himself from society, it is only during his conversation with the chaplain that he comes to this realization. In The Stranger, the conflict between Meursault and society develops through the lack of social conduct, belief in God, or belief in the afterlife, and a sense of purpose serves Meursault is seen as an outcast because he does not cry in front of his mother. funeral or feeling guilty about putting her in a nursing home. Society has developed patterns of behavior for certain moments in our lives. Meursault's callousness does not correspond to the social expectation of showing a certain sense of pain. Meursault says the funeral itself happens “so quickly, so deliberately, so naturally” that he can't remember it. He has only a few fragmented memories, including "the sun setting, making the entire landscape glow with heat, was inhuman and oppressive" and the nurse saying "there is no way out" (CamusWhen Maries asks Meursault if he loves her, he "told her it meant nothing but I didn't think so" (Camus 25) Although Meursault says that love doesn't "mean anything" (Camus 25), love and marriage are very important to Marie and she is. serious with them. This also shows that there is nothing equivocal in Meursault's physical attraction to Marie: he maintains a relationship with her to satisfy his sexual desires, full of desire for her from his laughter. , from her dress. It devalues ​​the importance of marriage in society, something that people take very seriously. Love, according to Meursault, is a symbol that was created by society and has nothing to do with real feelings. of people. For this reason, Meursault is seen as someone who only cares about his own needs and has no commitment to anyone or anything other than his own.