The Stranger, Part 2: Chapter 1

In this part of the book I have basically confused myself with believing if Mersault has feelings or not. At the end of Part one he tells us that he was happy at the beach and ruined his day buy killing the Arab, but why does he have to not care about anything now? Chapter 1 of Part two shows us how disturbing he is of really not caring about anything. He is so careless, so ready for anything that is coming towards him without even being ready. “He asked me if he could say that that day I had held back my natural feelings. I said, “No, because it’s not true.” He gave me a strange look, as if he found me slightly disgusting.” (p.65). Mersault obviously does not want to lie. He feels that he has no need to. His lawyer is telling him to lie; he needs to lie so that they can win the case. If Mersault really did care about himself, he should lie and save himself. He does not want to tell the truth because he feels bad lying; he just doesn’t feel like lying because he does not care about what can happen. So what is going to Happen? How Far will Mersault go with his carelessness?