"Salamano was swearing away at the dog. He was saying "Filthy, stinking bastard!" and the dog was just whimpering. I said "Good evening" but the man just kept on cursing. So I asked him what the dog had done. He didn't answer. All he said was "Filthy, stinking bastard!" I could barely see him leaning over his dog,trying to fix something on its collar."
This was a peculiar piece of the first three chapters because it was so loud and passionate. At the vigil and funeral for his mother, Meursault is calm, quiet, and expresses little passion about the passing of his mother. When Salamano is yelling at his dog it is a clear example of raw emotion. Meursault has an aloof attitude throughout these chapters, and that raw emotion was a change of pace.
I definitely agree in that the narration changed pace and added more emotion to the text. However, I think that Mersault was still rather indifferent during this scene. He never intervened or asked what was going on. And perhaps that is how things go in Camus' "new world," but I think Mersault stuck to his character here. He was tepid and did not show signs of passion during this exchange, which I assume is part of his characterization.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that reading this section was definitely different than reading the ones from before in terms of emotion however I also agree with Hannah's comment. Meursault still remained in character and very indifferent on the topic of Salamano's abuse of his dog. Even when Raymond asked if he thought it was disgusting he said no. Though the writing did change and was more energetic and colorful, I don't think Meursault's attitude or personality changed much on this topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that reading this section was definitely different than reading the ones from before in terms of emotion however I also agree with Hannah's comment. Meursault still remained in character and very indifferent on the topic of Salamano's abuse of his dog. Even when Raymond asked if he thought it was disgusting he said no. Though the writing did change and was more energetic and colorful, I don't think Meursault's attitude or personality changed much on this topic.
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