Analysis Of The Guest By Albert Camus - 1082 Words

Sunil Shrestha Professor Jared Westover ENGL-1302-71001 1st November 2017 â€Å"The Guest† The Algerian born French writer, Albert Camus wrote â€Å"The Guest† during the period of conflict in French Colonized Algeria. Through the story, Camus tries to portray the issues raised by the political situation in French North Africa. Specifically, the troubles, a man faces for his neutral behavior of taking either side in the colonial conflict in Algeria. Further, the story emphasizes many of Camus’s most characteristic themes like individual alienation, absurdism, the value of human life, responsibility, the difficulty of moral choice, and the ambiguity of actions. In this short story, Camus uses symbolism, irony, foreshadowing and conflict to represent†¦show more content†¦This shows how Daru followed his own notions rather than societal conventions, which is existentialism. Even †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦people do not have fixed natures that limit or determine their choices, but rather it is their choices that bring whatever nature they have into being. (MacIntyre 500-510) As in the story Daru shows his personal beliefs, his personal choice towards his every action that reflect his existentialism. There are several interpretations made for Daru’s behavior. According to Laurence Perine, Daru†¦.is an employee of the French government, engaged in the responsible task of education. According to Diana Festa-McCormick, he has betrayed his mission as teacher. Similarly, to some critics he is an existential hero who â€Å"demonstrates a way of living and of being-with-others that stands in stark contrast to the blood fury that has begun to overtake the country..., to other he is an agent of French oppression who dramatizes â€Å"the essential ideological underpinnings of colonialism-racism and ethnocentrism† ... (Muhlestein 223). These different views illustrate the absurdism seen in Daru, how he was in constant conflict throughout the story and how his ambiguous and uncertain nature lead him to act with an absurd confidence. Further, the emptiness and unpredictability of the land and weather symbolize a universe indifferent to human needs which is absurdism. In the same way, Daru, the protagonist of the story, being reluctant to either side, findsShow MoreRelatedReference Letter from Employer5583 Words   |  23 Pagessuch as Capital Records, and MTV Networks. My roles at SRR include manager of new product development (research products and the software to analyze the results), and internal research consultant (sampling methodology and multivariate statistical analysis). In addition, as a member of the management team at SRR, I am charged with constantly working to find more efficient, cost-effective means of gathering respondent level data and producing our research products. Since joining SRR as a Senior Research