At the start of the movie titled Trust, Maria slaps her father after he insulted her for becoming pregnant, which resulted in his death. Although the slap may not have been the cause of his death, Maria’s mother blamed her for the incident and kicked her out of their home. Similarly, in the book titled The Stranger, by Albert Camus, Meursault is notified about the death of his mother.

Despite not being blamed for the death of his mother, Meursault and Maria have similar characters because of their reactions to their parents’ deaths. Merusault clearly states that he was indifferent to the situation, but would prefer if his mother had lived. His reaction to her death revealed how emotionally detached he is to everyone around him. Maria, although feeling stressed about the entire problem, seemed to not care specifically about the death of her father. She may have had some guilt, but she didn’t outwardly express any sadness towards the death of her father.

Even though their views seem to be extremely different, Maria’s reaction to her mothers death, along with her meeting Matthew, a Friedrich Nietzsche follower, is hinting at the development of a similar philosophy that Meursault believed in nearing the end of the story.