Existentialism in Characters who are in Trouble with Society

The Stranger, by Albert Camus, and the film, "Trust", can both be seen as having the same setup and themes. Both stories are driven by existentialism. While this is the key idea to each, it is not made explicit to the reader/viewer at the beginning. The characters do not even realize themselves that they are existentialists at the beginning. For Maria, she wasn't living an existential life at the beginning of the film. She was a typical teen that was trying to fit in. Meursault was the definition of an existentialist but, he didn't really seem to think about it at all or recognize it. He went about doing things how he wanted and didn't think twice about them. Meursault realizes his existential ways and, Maria transforms to a existentialist, or at least towards one, when both characters go through issues with the rest of society. Maria becomes pregnant and loses her boyfriend. She thinks her life is over and, in all honesty, it seemed like a really tough time for her. But when everyone turned there back on her, she began to take her own path. She found Matthew, a fellow outsider. During Maria's time with Matthew, she becomes her own, independent person. For Meursault, his condemnation by society led to his examination of how he led his life. He had lived how he wanted to and for that reason he was happy. Both characters seemed to be content with how they led/were leading their lives when they embraced their independence.