Is Meursault Guilty

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I ask myself Do I think meursault is innocent or guilty ? I actually think meursault is guilty.
Meursault should be found guilty,because he killed someone.He did not kill out of hate,premeditation insanity or involuntary that is all irrelevant.Although,Meursault killed for a very selfish reason.”The Arab drew his knife and held it up towards me in the sun”(59).Eventually Meursault maybe killed the arab for self defence which is something he could use against his defense in court.
Meursault is guilty because he committed a crime that could also be considered self defense in some type of way.”The trigger gave”(59) describing he shot the arab.His reasoning is that he was indifferent to that person and focused more on how the sun was making him

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