The Stranger

The Stranger was written by Camus in 1946. I'm through Part I of the story, and I'm finding it to be a little strange; I can't explain why though. Well, it might be because it's a stream of conscience novel, thus the order of events is a little strange.

The main character, Meursault, is a bit odd; and I think someone ought to teach him how to talk to women. Following are example of why:

"A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didn't mean anything, but I didn't think so."

"Marie came by to see me and asked me if I wanted to marry her. I said it didn't make any difference to me [...]."

First of all, you should never be so indifferent towards women. Additionally, if he doesn't love her and doesn't care to marry her, then why is he with her?