1. The Guest
By Albert Camus

2. Introduction: the story
Best known and most popular short story
Published in 1957
Born in Algeria

3. Homework Research about French colonialism in Algeria
Research about Albert Camus
Summarize the information you have gathered about the two topics

4. About the Author

5. Historical Context
Algerian War (1954 – 1962) in which Algeria gained independence from French colonialism
This war is often refer to “France’s Vietnam”.

6. 3 parts to the story & 3 characters
Arrival
Night
Departure
Arab
Balducci
Daru

7. Character Analysis
For each character, gather evidence to analyze the characters:
Name
Who is this person? (race/ethnicity/class)
How does the person look like?
How does the person behave? What can we infer from their behaviors and attitude?

8. Existentialism
Find at least two examples of existentialism in this story. Explain the existentialist beliefs in each example. One paragraph per example.