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A man should be responsible for his own action. This is not necessary, but fundamental to your life. We are all responsible of our choices that we make in our life. The Outsider, written by Albert Camus, shows good examples of irresponsible behaviors. The main Character Meursault is an irresponsible man and it causes him destruction at the end of the novel. There are five irresponsible behaviors that lead to Meursault's destruction: his mother’s funeral, his marriage, ability to think and his own death.

First of all, Meurasult’s irresponsible behaviour toward his mother’s funeral leads to his destruction. As Meursault says, “Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday. I don’t know” (Camus 9), he does not really care about his mother’s death. When she is alive, he sends her to the nursing home and does not visit her very often. On his way to the funeral, he feels nothing about his mother’s death When he arrives, the caretaker tries to show him his mother’s body and Meursault “stopped him” (Camus 12).