Note that it's not a big deal whether someone remains alive or dead since whatever one does before dying is irrelevant. Because of these words he dismisses the chaplain who had come to pray with him. This indicates that he does not appreciate what the chaplain wants to tell him or confess, but instead is content with what he already has. Furthermore, it is evident in the latter parts of the novel that Meursault frees himself from hope and recognizes himself in a meaningless and hopeless world as the novel ends with him accepting his absurd position and concluding that he is happy. He believes that those who live behind will also follow the same path. Furthermore, he realizes that he is approaching death the same way he approached life, so no