The Stranger, Part 2: Chapter 2

In this Chapter Marie visits Mersault for the first and last time. She would have been able to visit him more, but she is not his wife. So imagine if they would have gotten married, imagine if Mersault would have not been so stubborn and so careless and would have just fallen in love with Marie and married her, he would not have to be alone in jail without visitors. “I was feeling a little sick and I’d have liked to leave. The noise was getting painful. But on the other hand, I wanted to make the most of Marie’s being there.” (p.75). this quote interests me a lot because he seems to always be satisfied with Marie’s presence. But at this moment he is feeling that he really needs to take advantage that Marie is visiting him, because he liked her visit a lot. He does not like jail, I think at this point he is annoyed, and might just start finding meaning and care for everything that goes on around him.