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The narrators in the two novels “The Immoralist” and “The Stranger” feel that they do not fit in with society. Michel, the narrator in “The Immoralist” likes to observe the world around him but ultimately does not care about what is going on. He forces his wife to lead a migratory lifestyle so that he will never become attached to the people around him. Mersault, from “The Stranger” acts the same way. He wanders through life without ever becoming attached to anything. He does not care about the past or the future and is only concerned with his present situation. Michel and Mersault both have trouble with relationships. They do not have any close friends and they do not care about the women that they are with. Michel believes that he loves his wife but he is continually drawn to young boys. Michel’s relationship with his wife is very unhealthy and leads to her eventual death. Mersault does not even pretend to love his girlfriend. Love is an emotion that he is not capable of feeling. The two men rarely show any emotions in an effort to avoid becoming close to the people around them. Mersault does not even cry at his own mother’s funeral. He feels slightly guilty about this but does not feel that he