The Stranger by Albert Camus Part One Chapter IV - Chapter VI

In this chapter Meursault goes for swimming with Marie. They are starting to get to know eachother but it gets ruined by the fight from Raymond and his "girl". Marie wants to call the police but Mersault does not want to because he does not like police. This reply shows that he doesnt care what happens to the girl just pure selfishness. When Meursault’s boss offers him a job in Paris, Mersault answers “ it was all the same to me”. This shows how he doesnt even care about going to paris or anything else that could make him happy. Again throughout these chapters Mersault is very cold just about everything. The scene where Meursault is walking with Marie is where the climax of the story is about to unfold. everything seems good because of the fact that this is the first time Meursault thinks of asking Marie to marry him. In this scene where Meursault is with Raymond, Mersault agrees to stand aside in case the third Arab comes along. The fight leads to Reymond getting hurt and him acting very dramatically. When Raymond reaches toward his pocket for the gun, Meursault tries to stop him. We see Meursault here trying to do something that is right and very moral. After this leave away from the Arab. After that Meursault decides to go back to the beach, And this is where Mersault brutally kills the Arab. He shoots once and realizes his guilt. We dont understand why he shoots then 4 more times. it questions our perspective about him.