The Stranger - Compare And Contrast Between Meursault And His Mother And Salamano And His Dog

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In the book “The Stranger” there are two sets of characters that have unusual relationships. One set of the characters are Meursault and his mother. The other set of the characters are Salamano and his dog. The relationship between Meursault and his mother and the relationship between Salamano and his dog are nothing alike, but at the same time they can be related to each other. As you read the book “The Stranger” you begin to get the concept that Meursault is emotionally indifferent from other people. So it is hard to fully understand what the relationship between Meursault and his mother was really like. But, you can kind of get an idea of how things were. His mom was the only person who Meursault basically had when he was growing up. As Meursault’s mother began getting older she needed more care and attending to. Meursault was unable to provide the care and attention she needed because of the time and money needed. Meursault decided to stick his mother in a nursing home. When she was first put in the home, Meursault visited her often, but as time went by he stopped visiting her. He claimed he would have to go to the trouble of giving up his Sunday, having to pay for bus tickets, and taking two hours to travel there and back. What started out to be a normal day, Meursault received a telegram saying that his mother had died and traveled to go to his mother’s vigil and funeral. While he was there, Meursault didn’t want to see the body and didn’t shed a tear while mourning the death of his mother. The relationship between the other set of characters, Salamano and his dog, was quite strange also. There was this really old guy, Salamano, who had a dog. It was said to be that hated each other, but at the same time they were exactly alike. Salamano and his dog were both old and both had scabs all over their body. Salamano was always impatient with the dog and

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