Do Believe Mersault suffers from

Antisocial Personality Disorder?

Natalia Andrade Per.2

Daisy Barajas
Background

We are introduced to Mersault in the beginning of the novel when his

mother died.It was strange at first how he did not show any emotion
towards his mothers death and was completely unbothered by it.
Also throughout the novel he exhibits other stranger behavior
shown in his actions and personality.We do not know anything about
his childhood or adolesence,we just know about the present but do
not know what it is that shaped the kind of person that Mersault is.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of
disregard and violation of the rights of others.

People with this illness may seem charming on the surface,

but they are likely to be irritable and aggressive as
well as irresponsible

Antisocial personality disorder is likely the result of a

combination of biologic/genetic and environmental
factors.

More common in males han females

Symptoms

Disregard for right and wrong

Impulsiveness or failure to plan ahead

Lack of empathy for others and lack of remorse about harming others
Examples

Mersaults reaction to his mothers death was careless, he didnt

seem to care about it like it was another day

Short after his mothers funeral he went back to work and didnt show
any emotion towards a question of his own mothers death

Mersault also showed no emotion to the fact that his neighbor was
assaulting his girlfriend, and was willing to testify for him.
Visuals.
Sites

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder-sy
mptoms/
http://www.medicinenet.com/antisocial_personality_disorder/article.ht
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Class interaction

What do you think Mersaults personality to you was like?

Do you think he reacted differently with his mothers death than

someone else?

Do you think he will ever regret how he is feeling now later on in his
life?