What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault feelings?
Meursault’s lack of emotion or remorse concerning his crime and his mother’s death cause both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault feelings? He waves a crucifix and appeals to his religious beliefs.Click to…
Meursault’s lack of emotion or remorse concerning his crime and his mother’s death cause both his lawyer and the magistrate to become angry and unsure of how to deal with him. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault feelings? He waves a crucifix and appeals to his religious beliefs.Click to see full answer. Herein, what does Meursault think about the magistrate?Meursault finds him to be “highly intelligent and, on the whole, likable enough.” What does Meursault think about the magistrate when he first meets him? The lawyer is a “small, plump, youngish man with sleek, black hair.”Additionally, what does Meursault do when he encounters the Arab at the Rock? He shoots the Arab before he realized what he’d done. Then he shoots him a couple more times. Also know, what does the magistrate say is impossible? The magistrate says that Meursault’s unbelief is impossible because “all men [believe] in God.” When the magistrate thrusts a crucifix in Meursalt’s face, it is a symbolic attempt to force him to adopt the Christian belief system.What’s the big question the magistrate finally asks Meursault?No, no conscience, he has no emotions. He does not want to be bothered with religion when he doesn’t care about it and he has limited time left on earth.
