Stranger Journal 2

Again, I found it interesting how relaxed Meursault's work day's are. Generally it seems like he's always napping or just being what I perceive to be lazy. At other times its described that he's just sitting in front of a window for hours on end. This seems to speak to the French work ethic. Another important piece that I almost glanced over was the fact that he eats at a cafe regularly. That contrasts American culture where one might go to a restaurant.

Raymond :

Raymond acts very strangely. First of all he nearly asks for Meursault's friendship when they first begin talking. Then he invites him over for a meal where he describes his disdain for his previous girlfriend. He asks Meursault to help him write a strongly worded letter to her which seems weird, why would he tell someone he seemingly just met something so personal? Also Raymond nearly abuses girls compared with how Meursault only uses them to have sex. For example, his relationship with Marie is almost always physical and he specifically says when directly asked that he doesn't love her. He continues on this by explaining that "it doesn't matter" anyways.

Old Salamano :

For one I think it was very interesting where it stated how long that Old Salamano and his dog had walked. Also the very fact that they have stayed together so long even though they apparently both dislike each other. It almost seems like Camu is trying to say that people continually do stuff even though they don't necessarily like it. This also speaks to another work Camu has done, the Myth of Sisyphush. And whats even stranger is the fact that he becomes sad and depressed when the dog is lost. Maybe its trying to emphasize the fact that people don't like change even if they're doing something they don't like.

Ben blog -  Maybe Salamano doesn't necessarily love his dog but he's just sad about it running away for lack of a routine.

Brandon blog - I like your observations of both Raymond and Salamano. I agree that is seems as though Salamano cannot live without his dog. This could be due to a mutual reliance or as a matter just of habit for him.