Social dysfunction is a common aspect that is explored through many works of literature. However, social dysfunction is also a symptom of mental instability or insanity. Many of the main characters in the novels suffer from some form of mental instability and, in extreme cases, insanity, and all of these characters also struggle socially with their close relationships or even in establishing relationships. In Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff and Catherine exhibit aspects of social dysfunction caused by forms of mental instability and possible insanity. Their social dysfunction is aggressive in nature and is also passionately destructive. However, in Albert Camus's The Stranger, Meursault presents the other side of social dysfunction: he is incapable of representing emotion and he is apathetic towards everyone around him. Social dysfunction takes many forms in many literary works and demonstrates the implications of mental instability and insanity and what it means for society. In Bronte's Wuthering Heights, she explores social dynamics through the characters of Catherine and Heathcliff, where there are environmental factors such as isolation and family tensions involved. The relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff has been seen for decades as an iconic passionate love, even though it is in reality passionately destructive. However, many of the novel's characters are equally destructive and are often seen as unsympathetic or even cruel. Marianne Thormahlen describes this representation of human nature in her article “The Fool and the Devil's Disciple: The “Lovers” of Wuthering Heights”. ..... middle of paper ...... remorse for his violent act. He breaks society's norms of conformity and because of this, he is sentenced to death at the end of the novel. Camus creates the apathetic, socially dysfunctional, and crazy character of Meursault as a social commentary on how society treats those who do not conform to social norms. standards. If Meursault murders a man in cold blood, he is not put to death because of his crime itself but because of his non-conformity to social norms. Meursault shows no regret for his violent act, no grief for his mother's death, and it is this lack of emotion that worries the court and jury about his mental state. Meursault exhibits symptoms of social dysfunction severe enough to be considered insane and it is for this reason that Camus provides social commentary on how society treats those who do not conform to social norms..