life s absurdity Death which should bring grief brings nothing for him The Murder and the Trial At Masson s beach house Meursault Marie Cardona and Raymond Sint s meet two Arabs Later under the sun Meursault fires five shots He says It was because of the sun At the trial the court forgets the murder The Prosecutor calls him a monster because he did not cry at his mother s death Witnesses like the Director the Caretaker and Marie speak against him Society judges emotion not the crime This shows the absurdity of human justice Final Realisation in Prison In prison Meursault rejects faith The Magistrate shows him the crucifix The Chaplain asks him to pray He shouts I didn t believe in God He accepts death He says life has no meaning Yet he feels peace He realises the universe is indifferent He says the world is gentle indifference This is the true absurdity of life By accepting it he finds freedom Camus shows absurdity in every step of Meursault s life From his mother s funeral to his trial and his death he feels life is meaningless But this realisation gives him peace Thus the novel portrays man s absurd existence