"The Guest"

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This paper specifically examines the story's plot, point of view, theme, protagonist, irony and major symbols, as well as the influence of existentialism in this work. It explains how Camus' "The Guest" is a story about a man, but more importantly, it is the story about the struggle of colonialism, and what it meant to the people who lived in Algeria during its struggle to free itself from the French way of life.

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""The Guest" is an intriguing story of right and wrong, and what a man believes in. Daru, the schoolteacher in a remote area of Algeria, is torn between duty and what he believes is the right thing to do when he is suddenly thrust in the middle of a situation he does not anticipate. He must escort an Arabic prisoner to the nearest town. It is not that Daru has much sympathy for the man; in fact, he does not, and actually finds himself disliking the Arab for disrupting so many lives. "Daru felt a sudden wrath against the man, against all men with their rotten spite, their tireless hates, their blood lust." Unfortunately, Daru loves his homeland, and cannot bear to think of leaving, despite the turmoil that is raging around him between France and the Algerian natives."

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