At the end of the book we get a more in depth and clear look into the ideas of Meursault. We better understand him when he expresses himself to us. when he tells us his beliefs we can relate to him easier because we feel that we know him. "I had lived my life one way and I could just as well lived it another"(Camus 121). From this statement we can conclude that he is the most important person in his life. Meursault thinks that he has lived how he wanted to. He knows that this outcome is directly related to his actions, but he feels indifferent about this.
Camus, on the other hand does not feel this way. We can tell this because of his addition of the Priest into the story. The Priest tries to get Meursault to convert to God and to see the errors of his beliefs. Camus could of easily said everything Meursault was feeling and thought in a monologue and epiphany's. But he decides to add in the Priest to show us that these are not the things we should believe.
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