Meursault's Boss
His supervisor at work, he is annoyed to give Meursault a total of four days to attend his mother's funeral. He is much kinder afterwards, asking about his mother and offering him an opportunity to move to Paris. Meursault angers him when he refuses, and the boss is stunned by his lack of ambition.
How this affects the book: The boss allowing him to go to the funeral leads to Meursaults downfall becuase he meets Raymond shortly after going to his mothers funeral.
How this affects the book: The boss allowing him to go to the funeral leads to Meursaults downfall becuase he meets Raymond shortly after going to his mothers funeral.