Another instance of how Meursault treated people differently was with Marie. Most people would believe that he was uncaring toward Marie, but Marie was willing to accept Meursault for who he truly was. For instance, Meursault makes it obviously clear that he does not believe he is in love with Marie. This hurts Marie a little, but she is deeply in love with him and asks Meursault to marry her anyway. His response was that if she wants to get married then they would. Meursault liked the idea of being with Marie because her company made him happy, but he was not an individual that got attached to another person.

This book also demonstrates authoritative power in many different ways. First is through Salamano. Salamano is Meursault?s neighbor. He has an old dog that has a skin condition and everyday at the same time Salamano takes the dog for a walk. But when he walks the dog he always finds a reason to yell at it and beat it. Does this make Salamano powerful? No. Salamano is insecure about himself and yelling at his dog gives him some kind of satisfaction or sense of power. When Salamano?s dog runs away we can see just how much he really did love him. This is just one example of the power of authority.

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