Character Growth

Meursault seems to be a regular person in the beging of the book with a lack of passion. He obviously doesn't have many feelings for things and makes it obvious. However he does not show any reason to make the reader think that he is twisted and evil. Many situations that Meursault encouters he should have more feeling than he does but he never shows any emotion. Once he comits the murder however it is the turning point for his character. This action by Meursault is unexpected and shocks the reader. At this point in the book he is questioned abut his faith and beliefs which reveals that he has none. By the end of the trial when he is sentenced to death Meursault goes through the biggest change. He goes from being a person with very little emotion to a man who completely hates and curses the human exsistance. Meursault yelles out that life is meaningless and pointless completing his change as a character. In the end he developes into an evil and hellish person.