"He told me that he'd done what he wanted to do but she'd slapped him and so he'd beaten her up...He pointed out that that the cop could do anything he wanted, it wouldn't change the fact that she'd gotten her beating"
This quotation reflects how they dehumanized the mistress. They are objectifying women and their role in society which plays into the gender binaries that seem to be present in more conventional/conservative environments. They booth loosely spoke about the situation, referring to the beating as something she "deserved" which again, plays into the idea that women are just objects and don't deserve respect or recognition.
I agree that the way women are treated in The Stranger is not appealing. This also comes up with Marie and Meursault. Although this may not seem as disrespectful, it still shows that she wasn't respected the way she wanted to be. When she asks Meursault how he feels he barely gives her an answer.
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