The Stranger Part II (pg. 72-97)

Up until now, I had begun to give up hope on my theory of what was going to occur in The Stranger. It began to seem impossible that some sort of event would change Meursalt and his way of looking at people and life. After killing the Arab, one would think that Mr. Meursalt would change, but that was a far fetched idea. During these two chapter's we see small changes in Meursalt's personality, it seems that by taking his freedom in prison, life is more important for him now. There was a specific part which made me realize that I shouldn't give up hope on my theory of Meursalt changing, and it was the following. "When I was first imprisoned, the hardest thing was that my thoughts were still those of a free man (The Stranger, Part II, pg. 76)." It's been hard reading this book, after all I'm a person who appreciates life and everything it brings with it. Partly, that's why I haven't given up on Meursalt. There is an old Arab phrase that my dad taught me, and even though it's in Spanish, the idea can be understood in English. "It doesn't matter which card set you get in life, the important thing knowing how to play the your cards right." Basically that's what I do. If there is something I've learned in life is that negativity takes you now where, while positivity opens every door in your way. Meursalt is a man who misses things in life because he doesn't have an open mind towards anything. I could say right now that he has everything he desires, but happiness does not depend on what you have or don't. It's much more than that, so saying this would be a lie from my part. I'm still hoping to be right on Meursalt changing.

This connection was the hardest one yet, it took me around an hour and a half to looked for one. Of course like anything else if you try hard, probably you'll succeed just like I did. Meursalt has had a small change so that made my search difficult, but finally one relation came to me. Captain Jack Sparrow acted by Johnny Depp from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean II, cares only for himself. In these chapter's, Meursalt starts caring for his freedom (himself) and in a small proportion for Marie. Jack Sparrow does exactly the same. When Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) needs his help so they won't cut off his head, Depp's character refuses to assist in his rescue, because he couldn't give up his compass. Jack also starts carrying for a woman called Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), so much that he falls in love with her. If we are lucky, the same thing will happen to Meursalt with Marie. When he is in court, there is a description given by Mr. Meursalt that makes me believe he will marry Marie because he will fall in love. "Marie entered. She had put on a hat and she was still beautiful. But I liked her better with her hair loose. From where I was sitting, I could just make out the slight fullness of her breasts, and I recognized the little pout of her lower lip (The Stranger, Part II, pg. 93)." It could be a sign that he's falling in love or simple sex is the only thing in his mind. We'll only find out until the end.

Most of the questions I asked myself last time have simple answer's and most for most of them the answer is no. Concerning Meursalt's marriage with Marie, the answer is no, he's never going to marry her. Raymond won't have a negative influence anymore, because as things are going maybe Meursalt will never be freed from jail. At first I thought that maybe jail would change Meursalt, making him look at life with new eyes and appreciating more the fact that he was free once to do anything he wanted. Up until now I'm starting to realize that I might be wrong and that this might not happen, I'm not losing hope that he'll change, but each time it seems harder for me to believe that he's going to start living his life and caring for anything he does. Maybe something really amazing will happen that will prove what I have been saying about Meursalt being able to change, but only time will tell.

- Is Meursalt going to remain the rest of his life in jail? If so wha'ts going to happen?

- If he is not thrown in jail, will Meursalt change his way of life (negativity)?

- What will happen to Marie if he doesn't get out?

- Will Raymond confess that the gun was his, helping Meursalt to not take all the blame?

- Why did Meursalt go back to he beach with the gun if he knew that the Arab was there? Did he entend on killing the Arab?