Nine

At the end of the novel, Meursault comes to the conclusion that death is inevitable. If death is inevitable, then it really doesn't matter when or how or why he is going to die, it is more of that he is going to die. In a way he is "coming to terms" with his death, that is if he really needs to. He has not been effected by the death itself, just the burdens that come with it. I believe that Camus believes us to agree with Meursault but also be frustrated. I also thinks he intends the audience to be satisfied with the ending. Meursault is happier at the end; but this is not to say that he was unhappy. He just has a few epiphanies which (I think) result in "happier".