Oxford Dictionaries define religion as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially one or more personal gods. Religion is important in life because it not only gives order to humanity, but also gives people a reason to live. Without religion, perhaps society would be a huge mass of corrupt, evil and selfish human beings. This is something that Meursault struggles with with the concept of religion throughout the entire novel because he has a strong belief in truth, which opens up a wide range of questions. Some of his beliefs about life include that it is absurd because he thinks it is just a game and that it is humanity's responsibility to fend for themselves because death is a traveling burden. Even during the trial he finds himself at a disadvantage due to his inability to adapt to the conventions of society. In The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault loses faith in life, God, and society due to his lack of insight and understanding of his feelings and emotions. If the purpose of religion is to unite people in unity and also give them a sense of hope, then why is Meursault so disinterested and indifferent to the events that happened in the novel, such as his mother's funeral, his relationship with Marie, or even the his trial? The real reason Meursault acts this way is because he loses faith in himself and humanity. This feeling of nothingness inside Meursault is most evident in the first line of the novel, “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know”, without showing any sign of pain or mourning for the loss of his mother (1). His mother's death disrupts the status quo of his life, it is the beginning of his emotional journey of deterioration and separation from... middle of paper... everyone is surrounded by death. Camus explains that life is not about what is not expected, but what is evident. Meursault's feeling of apathy is directly related to his belief that life lacks necessary order and meaning: "As if that blind rage had washed me clean, freed me from hope... I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world", while awaits his imminent death, finally recognizes that life is the most complex entity in the universe and that you only have one life to live, so live it wisely (122). In the end, Meursault changed spiritually because he didn't focus so much on the physical world because while he was in prison he thought about the gifts of life and (although he was still an atheist) he realized that faith in oneself and life is very important . There is also a certain irony here; he finally understands the meaning of life even as he awaits death.