The Stranger
What is justice? Is it when a person’s demise makes society feel better? Or is it when a felon gets acquitted of all charges brought against him? Wherever there is justice, there is obscurity. No matter how it is looked at, there is no real justice in the judicial system. In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, Meursault did not receive justice in his trial because his unfair trail did not give him adequate time to speak in his own defense, his character witnesses’ words were twisted, and his sentence was too severe. Usually, during a trial, the defendant is given time on the witness stand to plea his innocence, and/or explain why he committed the crime. Meursault, however, was brought before the judge and asked yes or no questions. This left him with little or no time to plea his case. Before he could say anything else, he was back on his way to the jail. Meursault said, “I didn’t even have time to think. I was taken out, put into the van, and driven to prison…” (Camus88). At first he did not know what was going on, but knew he wanted to say something. Then every time he would try to say something, the next day in court, his lawyer would simply say “ Just keep quiet- it won’t do your case any good” (Camus98). Meursault's lawyer would no
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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