The Stranger and The Guest Essays -- Character Analysis, Daru, Meursau

French playwright Albert Camus once said, Nobody realizes that any(prenominal) people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. In The Stranger and The Guest the overarching theme that those who do not conform to exemplary societal values and do not adequately relate to others argon appraised as a threat to companionship as a whole. In some(prenominal) works the protagonists isolate themselves, and society isolates them because of their non-conforming beliefs. Both Daru and Meursault are not able to accept the abstract ideals of society, and prefer isolation. For them relating to the physical world is overmuch easier to relate to because it is concrete and definite, rather than the ambiguity of the moral ideals held by society. As a result of this objection to society they become indifferent and disconnect from societal expectations, intern this allows both protagonists to defy the rules of society, and expunge their innate flaws. In the Guest, Daru constantly observes the landscape, especially the sun and the snow on the rocky, empty plateau. Daru discusses the yearning of the sun the earth shriveled up little by little, literally scorched every st single bursting into dust under ones foot (Guest 304). Despite the debilitating drought, followed by unhelpful snow nearly home, Daru does not complain, but instead observes and respects the landscape for being his save home. Daru does not associate his home with family or friends, rather with the physical qualities of it. The headmaster is like a monk in his remote schoolhouse, nonetheless agreeable with the little he had and with the rough life (Guest 304). Even though he is isolated and lives in a secluded area, he enjoys the quiet and seclusion in which he is liberated from being at a exclude proximity to s... ...ecause he believes that societys laws are flawed.Meursault and Daru are both considered outsiders of society because they are not able to understand the other characters in the sto ry. This is because each character represents an aspect of society, like Balducci in the Guest, and everyone in the courtyard in The Stranger represents the law and justice system. Camus uses the actions and words of seemingly trivial characters to allude to the flaws and problems of society. In both works of Camus, the protagonists view the other characters in the story from an outsider view, allowing for a new perspective in which society and its problems can be assessed by the reader. By making the protagonists detached from society, one can truly see the underlying issues within society. That is why the isolation and alienation of Meursault and Daru are crucial in Camus works.