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Everybody Loves Raymond page 28
Meursault explains what he has heard about Raymond, and how others look down on him because he "lives off women". Even though this is seen as an immoral action, Meursault still sees him as an interesting man, choosing to listen to him. This displays the lack of morals that Meursault possesses, since he does not seem to have any opinions towards Raymond's illegal actions. He instead focuses on his "sharp" appearance and apartment, rather than his character. -
Gal Pals Unite p32-33
Raymond asks Meursault to write a letter for him chastising his girlfriend, and Meursualt agrees, since he doesn't feel strongly either way. This displays how he does not see the immoral actions of Raymond, and seems to have no understanding of what is good and what is wrong, since he is choosing to support someone who plans to beat his girlfriend. -
Hit or miss pg 37
Raymond wants Meursault's opinion on if he should have hit the policeman. Meursault says he wasn’t expecting anything from Raymond. Meursault says, “he seemed pretty happy”, which illustrates how not only does Meursault not expect anything from anyone, but that he doesn't know what is expected from him either. Shortly after, Raymond asks Meursault to be his witness, to which Meursault agrees, highlighting how Raymond is using him even if he doesn’t quite understand that nor care. -
Naughty or Nice pg 38
In this scene Meursault explains how “friendly” Raymond is, even though he had just assaulted a woman and gotten arrested. The fact that he finds this moment endearing, shows how crooked his perspective of good and bad is. He only focuses on things he wishes to see and refuses to see the whole picture. He only sees how Raymond treats him, and not his poor treatment of others. This could explain why he views things in such odd ways, like the death of Maman, and killing the Arab. -
Hot Potato or gun? pg 56
When Meursault logically thinks through Raymond’s unpredictable nature and persuades the gun away from him, it marks the first time he actively makes a decision in their relationship, other than just agreeing to do whatever Raymond wanted because, in typical existentialist fashion, why not. Meursault’s choice to put himself in control of the situation and say the word “no” demonstrates that he is aware of the situation and the potential consequences of rash emotional decisions. -
Raymond: pal or criminal? pg 96
During Meursault’s trial, the judge delves into the details of Raymond’s corrupt behaviors. It’s then asked after the long explanation of Raymond’s wrong deeds if he still would consider him a friend. He immediately answers “yes”, even though he knows Raymond does immoral things, and is looked down upon by society. He does not care, displaying his personality as both indifferent and amoral. He does not see the wrong, or just chooses not to see it. He selects what he wants to see.