Stranger Journal 2

The minor character that stood out to me the most out of the whole book, let alone the third chapter, is Raymond Sintes. Raymond got in a fight with a man, and he tries to justify everything that he has done, and it makes him come off as he's trying to cover up a crime that he committed. "You see, Monsieur Meursault, It's not that i'm a bad guy, but i have a short fuse." "So you see, I wasn't the one who started it." After Raymond explains to Meursault that he smacked his girlfriend around, he tries to support himself by saying, yet again, "You see, Monsieur Meursault, it's like I told her: ..." Raymond is constantly justifying his horrid actions, with mediocre evidence. Camus portrays Raymond as a foil to Meursault. Meursault is lackadaisical and doesn't really care about anything, and doesn't justify anything he does. Raymond on the other hand, gets extremely angry at the smallest things, and constantly makes sure everyone around him agrees with him, showing he is very insecure.