Salamano: He is Meursault's neighbor and he is important because he helps make Meursault look better. He beats his dog mercilessly and no one ever says anything. Salamano really does love his dog, but it's tough love, "Then he beats the dog and swears at it," (26). I wonder how he can beat his dog and still care for it at the same time?
The Dog: The dog plays an important role in Salamano's life. Though it gets beaten constantly, it remains faithful. It has been with him so long that "he's sort of taken on his master's stooped look, muzzle down, neck straining," (27). This shows how you can become who you are around, which alludes to later on in the book when Meursault begins to take on Raymond's personality.
Raymond: Raymond is another one of Meursaults's neighbors and he leads an interesting life style. All of the people in the apartment complex believe that he lives off women, implying that he is a pimp. Yet he insists that he is ware house guard. this very apparent lie does not put him right in the minds of most people, but Meursault doesn't seem to care about his business, he says that he does not have any reason not to like him, and so they become friends.
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