Introduction: In Camus' novel The Outsider, every theme and issue that is present is under-pinned by the writer's exploration of the philosophy of the absurd. The "absurd" idea that the world holds no meaning, but consists of a series of occurrences because of a coincidental mix of illogical events, and the irrational actions of men, which hold no deeper meaning that what we can physically sense from each situation. A very long sentence but an …showed first 75 words of 1032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1032 total…of the world...", accepting this fact is then seen as a logically progression to let him be taken care by "benign indifference" of the world. The Outsider is novel of many themes, issues and messages, but underlining every action that the protagonist takes, every subject explored is the idea of the absurd. So when we read The Outsider and explore the message that Camus is conveying, so too, we explore the idea of the absurd.