What is the relationship between Meursault and his society in The Strangerby Albert Camus? I mean how they view each other, is there any connection...

In
by , Meursault and his society are at great odds with each other.  At the
beginning of the novel, Meursault learns of his mother's death, and he engages in a vigil to
show his respect.  However, after this, Meursault appears to be unmoved by the death of his
mother, and others around him think that he should show a deeper sense of mourning.  Meursault
does not see why it is necessary to show overwhelming sad emotions--he cannot change the course
of nature, and he is not shocked by the death of his mother.  Eventually, Meursault is put on
trial for murdering a man and is convicted not because he is presumed guilty, but more because
he has not shown sympathy for his own mother's death.  The society in the novel expects people
to behave in a particular way upon the death of a loved one, and Meursault's actions do not
follow this line of social normality.  Thus, the relationship between the two is fraught with
tension, and one of the themes of the novel emerges--the existence of the absurd among accepted
social norms.