Stranger #1

Marie Cordona
She was a typist at the office Meursault works in. She and Meursault have a relationship. Marie seems to care a lot about love and getting married and gets sad when she asks Meursault if he loves her, because he says he doesn't know and things like that don't make a difference. She likes the fact that Mersault it peculiar, but also realizes that Meursault "might hate her for the same reason" (42). Even though Meursault feels indifferent about his boss's proposal about going to Paris, Marie is quite excited. She often laughs throughout the chapters in various situations, she seems to be the only person who is able to do so.
Salamano
He is an old angry man that always beats and curses at his dog. He seems to have the same routine everyday. One day he loses his dog and he is worried and searching for him. He even goes to the police but they tell him they don't worry about things that like because they happen so often. Later he tells Meursault how he got the dog when it was just a puppy and after his wife had died. This dog does mean a lot to him because otherwise he wouldn't be worried. He takes his anger out on the dog but I think he regrets it now that the dog is gone. I think Camus is trying to say that we tend to take out on frustrations on those who we care most about, in this character. The last line of the chapter ends with Salamano saying, "I hope the dogs don't bark tonight. I always think it's mine". This to me just shows how much Salamano does care about his dog, but it's not until the dog is actually gone that he starts to value him just at he did before.
 Raymond Sintes
This is a man who becomes Meursault's friend. His pride is hurt when he realizes that his mistress is cheating on him. He tells Meursault about it. Raymond ends up beating the woman because he feels that he has been taken advantage of and acts on his range. A policeofficer goes to his apartment and stops him from beating her. He asks Meursault to be his witness for the case and Mersault accepts.