In order to begin the journey toward awareness an individual must encounter an existential crisis, which stimulates him or her to begin introspective thought. In Camus' The Stranger, Meursault experiences existentialism throughout the entire book because he is detached from so many things. This detachment causes him to go through traumatic experiences, leading up to the end of the novel, where he comes to realize what kind of life he lived. Similar to John Roth's …showed first 75 words of 615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 615 total…handed new experiences from the world. The death of Maman, his boss and job, Marie, and his denial that hes on trial, are all examples of Meursault's detachment from emotion. He became detached from emotions like remorse, frustration, love, and guilt. Proving that he was detached from most aspects of life, and is existentialistic towards anything natural and indifferent. His own search for meaning led him deeper into a true belief in the life's futility.