In “The Guest”, Albert Camus proves that Daru does not want to take any side in the conflict between French and Algerian people, because he understands human equality by staying away from the turmoil. The first example that indicates Daru’s otherworldly and lonely situation in Algeria is that Daru “liv[ing] almost like a monk” (1) and he “feel[ing] like a lord” (1) on the plateau. The plateau demonstrates that Daru lives above conflicts by using symbolism and Daru chooses to isolate him by living in somewhere far away from cities and villages. Moreover, Daru treats everyone in the same way. When he sees the Arab tied by a rope, he feels guilty and he “hold[s] out the glass of tea to the prisoner” (2) and unties the Arab as soon as possible.
