The Stranger

I don't really know why I read this book. It wasn't that much interesting, really. It took me 2 weeks to finish this, but if this was one of those books I really like, it would just take me 2-3 hours.
I was disappointed that he never mourned for his Mother's death, I mean, is he for real? He never once visited his mom while she's in the Home and just right after the funeral, he went back home like nothing really happened, like his mother didn't die. Merssault is the kind of person who doesn't care about anything. He just goes with the flow of events in his life and never thinks about the future. I find him very boring and pitiful. I think he has no emotion and no ambition. If I was in his place, I'd defend myself but he didn't. I mean, yes, he killed the Arab man to defend himself. His life was pointless and has no direction. He's pretty much absorbed with the present, never the future nor the past, except when he was thinking of Marie.
I don't get why he never defended himself on the court and in front of the lawyers and the prosecutor. He accepted that he was a murderer just like that. I thought the prosecutor was a decent man because he was blabbering about God and all that, but in the end he judged Merssault based from what he'd heard and see, ugh, what a judgmental person.
I think he was just like most men, he doesn't believe in love, but he's attracted to women. I really liked dear old Salamano, he treats his dog like a trash, but deep inside he really loves the dog and I find that very moving.
When he was in jail, I thought of the people in the jail. They must be really bored inside, but I guess it's the payment for what they've done and the way for repentance. And I thought of all those prisoners who were really not guilty for the crimes and was just framed.
When he was talking to the chaplain, I realized he's a practical and realistic man. He just believes in what he sees and what he's sure of, maybe that's why he doesn't believe in God. I'd say he's neither bad nor good, but he's extraordinary.
I've learned a thing or two from this, but I won't mention it, read for yourself and you'll find out. 