Albert Camus was a 20th century French novelist and short story author of Algerian descent. Camus purpose in his writing is to write about what he has seen. "The Guest" can be analyzed in regard to three important literary elements which setting, characterization, and conflict. Alrbert Camus was really influced by growing up in Algeria, and his experiences. He's parents were "semi-proletarian" (Wikipedia pg.1). He moved to France at the age of 25. Cambus had joined …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…to the understanding of the story as does Albert's life. The major point of the story is the conflict of Daru and the Arabs. Through the analysis we can see that the author talks much about free will, and we should be able to learn tons somebody reads the short story. Work Cited The Guest. 15 Mar. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guest>. "The Guest." Monder and Contemporary World Literature. ed. .