Albert Camus

"The Guest"


1 English Showalter, Jr. is quoted in the introduction as saying, "If there is a villain in 'The Guest' it is not a person or a society but the universe itself." Discuss.

2 Discuss the story in terms of its historical context.

3 Discuss this story as an example of existentialism.


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