Who? -The stranger pt.

At this point in the novel, Albert Camus developed Meursault as being very socially detached and indifferent. Meursault still meets societies standards, ex: having a job, having routine, etc. but he tends to complete the bare minimum. Upon hearing of his mother's death, he acts indifferent, showing no sign of sorrow, or morning in his actions. He says he is sad, or morning, to his boss and to the girl he was with after the service, but the way he is acting makes that truly hard to believe. He treats the whole situation as an inconvenience, but it's the death of his own mother.

Meursault's indifferent attitude in this situation comes off as a little suspect. His mom was old, and died in a nursing home, but still it looks as if something might be up. Multiple instances in the book Mwursault is feeling the need to justify himself for his mothers death, both before the funeral on the first page of the novel when he is using the funeral as an "excuse" and said "it's not my fault," then again after the service when the woman asked about the mothers death and the narration said "I felt like telling her it was not my fault, but I stopped myself because I remembered I'd already said that to my boss (20)." There is obviously something off about Meursault, this is especially obvious in his constant justification of the situation, and his lack of emotion in relation to his situation. Could Meursault just be a strange guy, or do you think there might be cause to believe he may have played a role in the death?