The Stranger up to P. 33

Meursault’s detachment from his mother and his inability to display an optimistic outlook on the people and life around him has led me to believe that he has his own psychological problem. However, whether he has always been this way or it is a result of his mother's death is yet to be unknown. Ultimately, because he argues that he is unchanged by his mother's death and he himself did not even know her own age, I am continually led to believe that Meursault has a severe problem that will only be further illustrated throughout the novel. However, while it appears that Meursault is extremely judgmental of even the most miniscule objects around him, his sense of happiness is effectively illustrated when interacts with characters such as Marie.