"I'd smack her aroud a little,but nice-like, you might say" (Stranger page 31).
It is sort of confusing talking about the fact of how Meursault and Raimod eat dinner together. Raimond's story it is interesting to see the reaction of the man when he listens to Raimonds story, on how he beat up his mistres. The fact is that she was cheating on him and he does nothing about it, is just like in the movie "21 Gramos". In the movie the actor Benicio del Toro beats up a girl and Sean Pean just listens, but does nothing about it. This book seems interesting lookig at the facts that Meursault never shows feeling even though he wants to fulfill pleasures that are external. What I mean by this is that he is like a soulless body with no need of love and inportant meaningfull fealings.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Do Feelings Matter?

" It occured to me that anyway one more Sunday was over, that Maman was buried now, that I was going back to work, and that, really, nothing had changed" (The Stranger page 24) .
Meursault meets a girl name Marie from work in the beach, where they spend most of the day. They had some sort of atraction towards each other, but there was not enough time to make something out of it. Meursault's mom died only a few days ago, but he still talks and acts like nothing major has happened. Marie is in love with him and she asked Meursalult if he was willing to get married with her. From his negative reaction any women would of dumped him and ran. He can not expres any feelings or emotions, and their relationship can be classified as shalow and empty. Only based on the fact that Marie needs Meursault and he only needs her to satisfy his physical desire. The way he interacts and forgets about his mom death (only a day later) will classify him as a bad, selfish, and self center person. All he cares is about him.
first chapter
" Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours. That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday". The Stranger


The main character in the Strager has a lack of fealings threw the first chapter, this can be well seen when he finds out that his mom died reasently. Also he doesnt want to see the body when she is in the cascate. This reaction is similar to kevins attitud in sin city. we can clearly see how he doesent care about tragic, or horrible news neider can afect this so called man. to me he is not a man he is like a machine, empty inside shalow in the outside
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