Just finished The Stranger by Camus. What did I miss?

By cosmiccat4595

Just finished *The Stranger* and honestly I couldn’t really get behind Meursault. He felt like a total sociopath to me, and the only “good” thing about him was that he’s brutally honest, but even then he kinda uses it in this way that just makes things worse and hurts people. I did think a couple things at the trial made sense, but the whole vibe felt like Camus was trying to get me to root for him even though he’s clearly got a lot of problems. Instead I mostly felt like Meursault was stubborn, clueless, and honestly just awful most of the time. Does anyone know what Camus was going for with this book or with Meursault specifically? I’d love to hear what others think too.