Individuals are generally perceived as the product of their education and socialization. Latin author Gabriel García Márquez and Algerian writer Albert Camus present how their characters come into conflict with socialization as a result of their culture in Love in the Time of Cholera and The Stranger respectively. In Márquez's novel, the key female role is given to Fermina Daza, a middle-class Latina of the 1800s and 1900s, believed to hold prestige and marry richly due to her father and societal pressures. In The Stranger, Meursault, the protagonist, develops a niche of logic rather than influence, which gives Christian society a reason to have an abhorrent perception of him when he fails to express his emotions during funeral of his mother. The dominant societies of Love in the Time of Cholera and The Stranger expect affectionate relationships between parents and children that the protagonists, Fermina Daza and Meursault, lack and vitally develop their character away from societal norms. Fermina Daza was raised in an environment where women's success depends. on her ability to marry a man of honor and monetary value. She is expected to be raised in this way by another woman or mother; However, Fermina's mother died when Fermina was very young, so her father, Lorenzo Daza, an illiterate mule trader, had to take on the role. Márquez identifies Lorenzo's motivations and expectations of Fermina by stating: "When [Lorenzo Daza's] wife died, he had only one goal: to make a great lady of his daughter. The focus on his sole goal for Fermina suggests that he did not necessarily intend to build or establish a communicative relationship with his daughter. He wanted better for Fe...... middle of paper ......o is clearly absent from the scene and his life, thus leaving him in the position of being attacked without a defensive father figure. Love in the Time of Cholera and The Stranger express family influences on the main characters. Fermina Daza and Meursault promote their radical and excluded nature. Fermina Daza's father's forceful tactics toward societal norms influenced her protests against these behaviors. Likewise, Meursault's lack of parental presence influenced his social values ​​to diverge from those of the general public. Due to their unwanted parental relationships, they both face controversial conflicts between man and society. Works Cited Camus, Albert. The Stranger. Trans. Matthew Ward. New York: Vintage International, 1989. Print. Garcia, Marquez Gabriel. Love in the time of cholera: a novel. Edith Grossman. New York: old. 2003. Print.