The Stranger had a bit of a weird beginning. A couple things left me in wonder and thought but what really stuck out to me was how no one helped Maman's old friend, Thomas Perez. I found it odd how no one decided to help him when they were walking to the church in town.
The narrator exclaims how far behind Perez got because of his limp and how he had to cut across fields to catch up with them. "I turned around and saw Perez about fifty meters behind us. He was going as fast as he could, swinging his felt hat at the end of his arm". Then later on he says how he can't even see Perez anymore. "Perez seemed to be way back there, fading in the shimmering heat. Then I lost sight of him altogether. I looked and saw that he;d left the road and cut out across the fields". If you saw him limping and cutting across field's to even catch up with you why would you not help him? Everyone acted like nothing was wrong, like this was a normal occurrence. Perez could have died or been seriously injured from that walk and no one seemed to really show any concern towards it. Were wheelchairs invented when this book was written?
I agree with you because I picture Perez as a character that may not be liked by most people. Even if the worst comes to worst it seems like you summarized others feelings towards him as the most likely outcome.
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