What Meursault's Relationship with Raymond indicates about his personality

Through their initial encounters, the reader is quickly able to pick up on a few key characteristics about Raymond. ""He beat me up! He's a pimp!" "Officer," Raymond asked, "is that legal, calling a man a pimp like that?"" (pg.36) "He'd been followed all day by a group of Arabs. One of whom was the brother of his former mistress." (pg. 40) Raymond is someone who blatantly abuses woman and believes that it is an appropriate way to treat woman as well. While Meursault discusses and witness the cruel mistreatment he doesn't seem to be intimidated by it, but rather excepting of it. Although Meursault does not treat woman like Raymond does, he still seems to have no pity for the Woman Raymond abuses. Meaursault's reaction is another piece of evidence to the argument that Meaursault is lacking empathy in his personality. This is obviously first seen through how he deals with his mother's death, now it is seen through his relationship with Raymond. Although there have been some slight indicators that indicate otherwise, for example "I realized he was crying. For some reason I thought of Maman." (page 39) So far the story really has not revealed enough about Meaursault to prove that he is not lacking in empathy.