Salamano: Old Salamano is Meursault's neighbor who is often depicted as being with his old dog. The two look alike, and do the same thing everyday. Salamano has a love hate relationship that often ends with him beating his dog over the same things every single day. At the end of chapter 4 when Salamano looses his dog, Meursault thinks of his mother. Salamano represents someone who lives in the present because when he looses his dog, he is very upset by this, and had he gotten the collar taken care of, or taken better care of his dog he would not have lost him. The same goes for Meursault, when he hears about he dog, he thinks of his mom because I think that Salamano, though he did not treat the dog respectfully, he loved the dog very much, just like Meursault loved his mom.
Meursault's Boss: The boss the man who Meursault works for. He is mentioned throughout the book, back to the very beginning. In chapter five the boss asks if Meursault would be interested in taking a job in Paris, but he of course is not. This lack of interest highlights Meursaults character as someone who lives in the present and does not care much about the future, as well as the point of even living very much and having ambition because we will all die. He is aware of the human condition, and says that he used to have ambition, but that stopped.
The Woman in Celeste's: She is portrayed as having very robotic movements. She is very quick and knows what she is doing, she plans out her whole meal, and does the numbers for the check, she clearly thinks a lot. I think she is sort of a foil to Meursault in the manner that she goes about the world in. Camus says that she walked along the curb fast and didn't falter, I think this parallels the manner in which she goes about life. She is a woman with purpose, and takes time to think about the future and living life nicely. Meursault forgot her because he does not think of these things, therefore other people really have little importance.
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