As the book progressed, a new character came into Meursault’s life. This was the prosecutor of his case. The prosecutor and Meursault obviously did not have the same kind of relationship that Meursault had with Marie and Raymond. However, this relationship was still a significant part of the book. The difference between Meursault and the prosecutor is that the prosecutor has a ton of confidence while Meursault lacks confidence. As a prosecutor, a trait that one needs to possess is confidence. This helps make the jury think that they are telling the truth. During the case the prosecutor said, “For in the course of what has been a long career I have had occasion to call for the death penalty, never as strongly as today have I felt this …show more content…
Both gentlemen have many instances throughout the entire book show that they are selfish, heartless, and don’t always think about other people. In the prosecutor’s case, he showed how mean he could be during the trial. When there is a trial that involves something as serious as murder, there should never be a time where one party is gloating towards another party. However, this happened many times in the trial. For example, “And the prosecutor explained, ‘Oh no, that is quite sufficient!’ With such glee and with such triumphant look in my direction that for the first time in years I had this stupid urge to cry” (89-90). Even though it is the prosecutor’s job to prove that Meursault is guilty, it is not necessary for him to feel the need to make Meursault feel bad. He is rubbing it into Meursault face that he lost and that there was nothing he can do about it. This shows that the prosecutor is truly a mean and cruel man. Meursault felt what it was like to have a person be incredibly mean to him, but he also was a mean man at many times in the book. Early on in the book, Meursault's mom dies. He lived far away from her, so he had to travel to the funeral. In a time where he should feel sad and depressed, Meursault …show more content…
Meursault only see his relationship with Marie as a pure physical relationship. On the other hand, Marie has showed that she wants more from the relationship. “That evening Marie came by to see me and asked me if I wanted to marry her. I said it didn’t make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to” (41). Meursault is the type of person that does not care about what other people think of. Yet, his best friend, Raymond, cares a lot about what society thinks of him and his actions. Meursault does not come off as a confident person because he does not try to. In his life, he encounter people like the prosecutor that is very confident. Despite all of these differences between these characters and Meursault, the relationships that are built are strong and a significant part of the book. Even though Meursault does not really care about what people think of him, society still is very interested in him because of how unique he