443:
understand the concept. Daru “...cursed at one and the same time his own people who had sent him this Arab and the Arab too who had dared to kill and not managed to get away.” There are many opportunities for the Arab to escape, but he does not take them. When Daru shows him the route to escape over the desert, he holds the food and money to his chest, as though he doesn’t know what to do with them, and a sort of panic is visible on his face. He stands with his hands by his sides.
323:
170:
80:
357:
53:
22:
90:
225:
198:
481:, Daru decides to act in a morally responsible way, and refuses to use a weapon (he indicates to Balducci that he doesn't want the gun and both men feel bad about having their captive bound with rope) and finally leaves the choice to the Arab himself, but it turns out he has gained nothing. The natives misread his intentions and leave Daru the message that he will be killed in revenge.
235:
442:
On the other hand the Arab is a most unpleasant character. He has murdered his cousin in a stupid, bloody minor feud, “Daru felt a sudden wrath against the man, against all men with their rotten spite, their tireless hates their blood lust.” He asks the Arab if he is sorry, but the fellow does not
438:
Contrary to the
Article, Balucci is not an unpleasant man, nor is he cruel to the Arab. He rides slowly so as not to hurt him, and once the journey is over, he does not hesitate to untie his hands. He is never rude to him. Nor does he become angry with Daru; he points out their danger and the need
504:
It is never explicitly said that the footsteps are a dream of Daru's--he just thinks they are. The story's ending and other incidents preceding it strongly suggest that while Daru assumes them to be a dream, they are the very real footsteps of the Arab's relatives, waiting to see whether Daru will
412:
Most of this article isn't about the short story in question and really doesn't relate to it. It's a general (bad, superficial) recap of Camus's whole career and philosophy and writings. Occasionally the author tries to bring The Guest back in, but it's always a pretty tenuous connection. I just
477:. In the novel, Meursault kills the Arab, an act that's essentially triggered by randomness and by Meursault's refusal to make any firm decisions in his life. Then he himself ends up getting killed (executed) but for reasons that don't have much to do with the shooting itself. In
446:
The Arab is not an autonomous decision maker. He is devoid of imagination, intelligence and moral understanding. He is incapable even of saving himself. He makes no moral decision to go to jail, he just does it because he cannot envisage or execute the alternative.
450:
The real core of the story is that the good people, the colonists are in the wrong; no-one has a right to rule others, and the price to be paid for doing so is moral compromise. The revolting Arab is none of their business. A lesson for today? Kevin
Murrell
434:
One thing about this story is its method of exploring the relationships between colonists and the colonised. The easy way to write an anti-colonial story is to make the colons baddies and the colonised the goodies. Here Camus takes the opposite tack.
553:
369:
571:
567:
350:
648:
462:
256:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to support the project, please visit the project page, where you can get more details on how you can help, and where you can join the
673:
424:
330:
208:
401:
678:
668:
506:
293:
643:
179:
63:
490:
466:
428:
160:
619:
407:
663:
283:
389:
549:
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
123:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the
539:
658:
638:
150:
258:
653:
458:
509:
482:
420:
633:
125:
531:
248:
203:
514:
570:
to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the
614:
103:
58:
33:
589:
If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with
530:. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit
605:
486:
360:
This article was the subject of a Wiki
Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between
574:
before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template
590:
540:
https://web.archive.org/web/20141016032014/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/news/06-09c.html
527:
21:
577:
39:
597:
454:
416:
8:
373:
556:, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by
543:
397:
596:
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with
496:
381:
240:
377:
562:. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than
501:"That night, Daru cannot sleep; he dreams that there are footsteps outside. "
627:
393:
95:
563:
120:
439:
to hold together and he is miffed or disappointed with Daru’s attitude.
322:
253:
252:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of content related to
523:
169:
356:
89:
79:
52:
116:
112:
413:
don't think there should be content for the sake of content.
108:
107:, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to
224:
197:
534:
for additional information. I made the following changes:
351:
Wiki
Education Foundation-supported course assignment
544:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/news/06-09c.html
230:
85:
566:using the archive tool instructions below. Editors
649:Unknown-importance Short story task force articles
674:Low-importance philosophical literature articles
625:
552:This message was posted before February 2018.
679:Philosophical literature task force articles
669:Stub-Class philosophical literature articles
644:Stub-Class Short story task force articles
522:I have just modified one external link on
19:
505:send their brother to the police or not.
390:Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment
388:Above undated message substituted from
129:to talk over new ideas and suggestions.
626:
262:about philosophy content on Knowledge.
473:There's also an ironic contrast with
246:This article is within the scope of
101:This article is within the scope of
15:
38:It is of interest to the following
13:
664:Low-importance Philosophy articles
408:Article's General Tone and Content
365:
361:
321:
168:
14:
690:
526:. Please take a moment to review
368:. Further details are available
355:
268:Knowledge:WikiProject Philosophy
233:
223:
196:
88:
78:
51:
20:
288:This article has been rated as
271:Template:WikiProject Philosophy
155:This article has been rated as
659:Stub-Class Philosophy articles
639:High-importance novel articles
1:
620:04:03, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
177:This article is supported by
402:11:03, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
135:Knowledge:WikiProject Novels
7:
654:WikiProject Novels articles
138:Template:WikiProject Novels
10:
695:
583:(last update: 5 June 2024)
519:Hello fellow Wikipedians,
294:project's importance scale
161:project's importance scale
126:general Project discussion
634:Stub-Class novel articles
467:18:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
329:
304:
300:
287:
218:
176:
154:
73:
46:
510:04:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
429:18:34, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
331:Philosophical literature
515:External links modified
491:00:20, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
305:Associated task forces:
326:
249:WikiProject Philosophy
180:Short story task force
173:
28:This article is rated
372:. Student editor(s):
325:
172:
564:regular verification
554:After February 2018
274:Philosophy articles
608:InternetArchiveBot
559:InternetArchiveBot
376:. Peer reviewers:
370:on the course page
327:
259:general discussion
174:
104:WikiProject Novels
34:content assessment
584:
469:
457:comment added by
419:comment added by
348:
347:
344:
343:
340:
339:
336:
335:
241:Philosophy portal
191:
190:
187:
186:
686:
618:
609:
582:
581:
560:
452:
431:
404:
367:
363:
359:
312:
302:
301:
276:
275:
272:
269:
266:
243:
238:
237:
236:
227:
220:
219:
214:
211:
200:
193:
192:
143:
142:
139:
136:
133:
98:
93:
92:
82:
75:
74:
69:
66:
55:
48:
47:
31:
25:
24:
16:
694:
693:
689:
688:
687:
685:
684:
683:
624:
623:
612:
607:
575:
568:have permission
558:
532:this simple FaQ
517:
499:
414:
410:
387:
362:13 January 2020
353:
310:
273:
270:
267:
264:
263:
239:
234:
232:
212:
206:
157:High-importance
140:
137:
134:
131:
130:
94:
87:
68:High‑importance
67:
61:
32:on Knowledge's
29:
12:
11:
5:
692:
682:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
602:
601:
594:
547:
546:
538:Added archive
516:
513:
507:71.246.153.113
498:
495:
494:
493:
459:37.203.196.106
409:
406:
374:Professortitan
352:
349:
346:
345:
342:
341:
338:
337:
334:
333:
328:
318:
317:
315:
313:
307:
306:
298:
297:
290:Low-importance
286:
280:
279:
277:
245:
244:
228:
216:
215:
213:Low‑importance
201:
189:
188:
185:
184:
175:
165:
164:
153:
147:
146:
144:
141:novel articles
100:
99:
83:
71:
70:
56:
44:
43:
37:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
691:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
631:
629:
622:
621:
616:
611:
610:
599:
595:
592:
588:
587:
586:
579:
573:
569:
565:
561:
555:
550:
545:
541:
537:
536:
535:
533:
529:
525:
520:
512:
511:
508:
502:
492:
488:
484:
483:83.251.170.27
480:
476:
472:
471:
470:
468:
464:
460:
456:
448:
444:
440:
436:
432:
430:
426:
422:
421:96.248.142.13
418:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
385:
383:
379:
375:
371:
358:
332:
324:
320:
319:
316:
314:
309:
308:
303:
299:
295:
291:
285:
282:
281:
278:
261:
260:
255:
251:
250:
242:
231:
229:
226:
222:
221:
217:
210:
205:
202:
199:
195:
194:
182:
181:
171:
167:
166:
162:
158:
152:
149:
148:
145:
128:
127:
122:
121:short stories
118:
114:
110:
106:
105:
97:
96:Novels portal
91:
86:
84:
81:
77:
76:
72:
65:
60:
57:
54:
50:
49:
45:
41:
35:
27:
23:
18:
17:
606:
603:
578:source check
557:
551:
548:
521:
518:
503:
500:
478:
475:The Stranger
474:
453:— Preceding
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
411:
386:
382:LaineNichols
354:
289:
257:
247:
178:
156:
124:
102:
40:WikiProjects
415:—Preceding
378:Rebeccalj30
64:Short story
628:Categories
615:Report bug
366:4 May 2020
265:Philosophy
254:philosophy
209:Literature
204:Philosophy
117:novelettes
30:Stub-class
598:this tool
591:this tool
524:The Guest
497:Footsteps
479:The Guest
604:Cheers.—
455:unsigned
417:unsigned
394:PrimeBOT
113:novellas
528:my edit
292:on the
159:on the
132:Novels
109:novels
59:Novels
36:scale.
487:talk
463:talk
425:talk
398:talk
364:and
151:High
119:and
572:RfC
542:to
392:by
284:Low
630::
585:.
580:}}
576:{{
489:)
465:)
427:)
400:)
384:.
380:,
311:/
207::
115:,
111:,
62::
617:)
613:(
600:.
593:.
485:(
461:(
423:(
396:(
296:.
183:.
163:.
42::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
