Meursault
Clerk who kills Arab on beach and faces execution with total indifference. Meursault represents absurd hero through refusal to lie about meaning, emotional authenticity versus social performance, and freedom through acceptance. His honesty about life's meaninglessness becomes revolutionary act. Camus' exploration of absurdism through radical authenticity.
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