I was forced to read The Stranger in high school. Hated it. It seemed pointless and bleak. Complaining about the sun and the heat after unintentionally killi

I was forced to read The Stranger in high school. Hated it. It seemed pointless and bleak. Complaining about the sun and the heat after unintentionally killing someone? Psychopathic. If that is what Camus intended, mission accomplished. I never saw it as art or even as particularly notable.