What does Meursault think of Salamano’s relationship with his dog? He thinks
it’s unemotional
, like his relationship with his mother.
What happens to Salamano’s dog?
Salamano reveals that his dog
disappeared when they were at the Parade Ground
. He suspects his pet took off. Raymond points out that the dog might have gotten lost and will probably find his way back.
Why does Salamano beat his dog?
They are always together and even look similar, but Salamano is constantly beating the dog. One would think that
since the dog was Salamano’s only companion then he would treat it better
. Salamano and his dog symbolize the absurdity that occurs in our everyday life.
How does Meursault view Salamano and his dog?
Meursault himself notes the old man looks like the dog because they are both old and dying. Salamano and his pet are
equal in their mortality
—he very revelation we get on the last page.
What does Meursault realize at the end of the stranger?
At the end of The Stranger, Meursault is
able to die happy
because he (like Ivan Ilyich) is able to come to terms with himself as a constituent part of existence, and so live authentically.
What bothered Meursault most about the chaplain was?
Meursault becomes irritated by the chaplain’s
insistence that he spend the rest of his life thinking about God
. He feels he has no time to waste with God. The chaplain tells Meursault that his “heart is blind.”
Why does Marie like Meursault?
She is attracted to Meursault
because he enjoys many things that she does and also because he is a little “different.”
When Meursault agrees to marry her, Marie is happy.
How does Marie ask Meursault if he will marry her?
That morning, Marie asks Meursault if he loves her. He responds: 1)
that’s an irrelevant question, and 2) no, he doesn’t
. Marie is sad, but not enough to gather her dignity and head for the door.
How many shots did Meursault fire?
Meursault is jolted, knowing that he has desecrated the calm of the beach on which he had been so happy. It is then that he fires
four more shots
into the dead Arab, knowing that each successive shot is undoing a life of rhythmic drifting. He is creating for himself his own “undoing,” as he puts it.
Who loses mangy dogs?
First, Salamano is more heat-broken about losing his mangy dog than Meursault is about
his mother dying
. This is not to say that Meursault does not love his mother; on the contrary, it shows that he appreciates his mother’s life and refuses to excessively mourn her death (the way that Salamano weeps over his dog).
What might the metaphor be for the relationship between Salamano and his dog?
The assumptions people make has a chance of being right or wrong, but Camus uses Salamano and his dog as an extended metaphor to show that
even though everyone believed that Meursault did not care about his mother, he in fact he did care about his mother, and it was the same situation with Salamano and his dog.
What is Raymond’s problem and what does Meursault do for Raymond?
Raymond tells Meursault that
when he suspected that his mistress was cheating on him, he beat her, and she left him
. This altercation led Raymond into a fight with his mistress’s brother, an Arab. Raymond is still attracted to his mistress, but wants to punish her for her infidelity.
When Salamano visits Meursault What does Meursault tell him?
9. Meursault tells Salamano that
his dog is probably at the pound and won’t be killed for at least three days
.
How does Meursault end up on the beach with the gun?
Meursault chooses to stay on the beach. The heat is oppressive and Meursault has a headache, so he walks back to the spring to cool off. When Meursault reaches the spring, he sees that the brother of Raymond’s mistress has returned as well.
Meursault puts his hand on the gun.
Does Meursault find Salamano’s treatment of his dog offensive?
Does Meursault find Salamano’s treatment of his dog offensive?
No, Meusault is unaffected by Salamano’s treatment of his dog.
Why does Meursault blame the sun?
In this world,
the sun serves as a metaphor for Meursault’s self-awareness
. He is repeatedly confronted with the presence of life, the inevitability of death, and the absurdity of existence; but, repeatedly, he attempts to avoid these strands of awareness.
Why is Meursault guilty?
The remorseless Meursault is just as guilty as the criminal who,
in order to save himself
, becomes remorseful for his crime after the fact. Meursault feels no sadness over death because he believes to grieve over someone’s departure from a world that has no meaning would be nonsensical.
What two things does Meursault eventually realize he has lost as a prisoner?
It was on that day, Meursault tells us, that he realized that
his cell was his “last home,” and, as he puts it, “a dead end.”
When he was first arrested, he was taken to a large room filled mostly with Arabs — that is, natives.
What does Meursault wish for in the end?
Meursault finds that he is also happy with his position in society. He does not mind being a loathed criminal. He only wishes for
companionship, “to feel less alone.”
He accepts that this companionship will take the form of an angry mob on his execution day.
Is Meursault put to death?
Meursault is found guilty of premeditated murder and
sentenced to death by guillotine
.
How does Meursault find peace at the end of the novel?
When Meursault accepts “the gentle indifference of the world,” he finds peace
with himself and with the society around him
, and his development as a character is complete.
How does Meursault treat Marie?
Meursault
cares about himself and enjoying himself
, and Marie makes him happy, so he makes her happy so she’ll stick around even though he doesn’t necessarily love her. He does these things to keep her around because it benefits him.
Does Marie leave Meursault?
Marie gets flustered and asks Meursault to call the police. When the commotion is over, everyone leaves. Meursault and Marie go back to their lunch, and then
she leaves soon thereafter.
What is the relationship between Meursault and Marie?
Meursault and Marie’s relationship is
indifferent and complex
due to the lack of emotion, the thought that you can get used to anything, and the peculiar attraction that they have towards one another. Meursault’ emotionlessness contribute a lot to why his relationship with Marie is indifferent.
Who is Masson?
Masson.
One of Raymond’s friends
, who invites Raymond, Meursault, and Marie to spend a Sunday at his beach house with him and his wife. It is during this ill-fated trip to Masson’s beach house that Meursault kills the Arab.
Why is Salamano crying at the end of Chapter 4?
Later, Meursault hears Salamano crying and “for some reason…
thought of Maman
.” Salamano loved his dog deeply, even if that love was concealed by abuse. He may feel he loved the dog in spite of himself.
How long has Salamano had his dog?
4. Old Salamano has lived with his dog for
eight years
.
