The Stranger (56-59)

I notice that on page 56 it foreshadows what Mersault is going to do to the Arab. He states "If the other one movies in, or if he draws his knife, I'll let him have it." Then later on that ends up being exactly what happens, Mersault is really seem to be a man of his word. He tells Raymond exactly what he plans on doing and does just that. This proves that Mersault takes relationships that he has serious to some extent even if he doesn't express that. Even when he says he has to explain what happened to Raymond to Marie and Masson's wife, you can tell he feels bad for Raymond, the whole reason he left the house to continue walking on the beach was part of that reason. He also describes the scene in very vivid detail he says that the heat was so intense, that he was drunk, the sea was gasping for air, and that he was sweating it builds up to what is about to happen to the Arab.