Police officer in the beginning of Chapter 4:
The police officer comes into the story when Raymond is beating up his ex-girlfriend. He arrives to see what was going on in Raymond's room. But instead of taking Raymond to jail he mealy tells him to wait in his room until he was summoned to the police station. The office made no real direct attempt to help the girl. Camus created this character to show how the loose the justice system was at the time.
The strange woman at Celeste's restaurant:
A strange woman walks over to Mersault and asks if she could sit with him. After Mersault says yes she orders her entire meal at once. She then adds up the cost for her meal and gets the exact amount out of her purse. She continues to do other odd things during the meal before she gets up and leaves without a word. Camus created this character to contrast the personality of Mersault. Camus goes into detail on everything the woman does, and creates her to be a very organized person. She also has distinct purpose in her actions.
Raymonds ex-girlfriend
She is being attacked by Raymond early in chapter 4. When the cop arrives he doesn't seem to pay much attention to her. When she told the cop that Raymond had attacked her he basically shrugged it off and gave Raymond a slap on the wrist. Camus also didn't give this character a name. Camus does this to show how little voice women had in society, and to demonstrate what was basically socially acceptable. He did this to also show how women were treated in the justice system.
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