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The outsider by albert camus6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() They all sit on the other side of the coffin with the caretaker and Mersault feels as if he is being judged. He nods off until Maman's friends come in to sit at the vigil. Mersault decides, hesitating at first because of his mother, to have a smoke. The caretaker stays and tells him about his life, explaining how he is not a resident at the home and the differences with a Paris funeral. He requests not to be shown the body and sits by the coffin. He agrees.Īfter the director explains the funeral arrangements, Mersault moves inside the mortuary to see his mother. The director mentions that his mother was happier at the home than with Mersault because she was with people her own age. At the home, the caretaker and then director speak with him. ![]() He asks for two days off from his boss and takes the bus to the old people's home, Marengo, two hours away. Mersault is notified by mail that his mother has died, though he is not sure of the exact date. ![]()
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