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A 6 page paper on the short story by Albert Camus. The paper examines the story's plot, point of view, theme, protagonist, irony, and major symbols, as well as the influence of existentialism in this work. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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is too cold for the students to come to school, Daru continues to serve as the custodian of the grain provided by the government to relieve last summers drought, doling
it out to those who need it. He lives simply but happily, content with little -- not unlike Camus himself, who Andre Maurois noted "had a natural taste for
frugality" (Maurois, 321). This voluntary simplicity and self-imposed isolation on the part of the protagonist is important. Camus believed that we are all ultimately alone with our decisions, and in
fact that is the best way to be. It is significant to note that the motif of the grain establishes him as both a respected and a compassionate man. He
has been entrusted with a saving mission, and he delights in carrying out its requirements. However, politics intrudes into the midst of this scene. A soldier with whom Daru is
acquainted, Balducci, rides up with an Arab prisoner trailing on foot. Balducci has some official papers which will transfer custody of the prisoner from himself to Daru; it will then
be Darus obligation to take the prisoner to the jail in Tinguit, some miles away. Surprised and shocked, Daru refuses. He sees no reason to get involved; he does not
want to play God. But Balducci insists; regardless of what Daru chooses to do with the prisoner afterwards, Balducci is leaving the Arab with Daru, and Daru will have to
deal with the consequences if he fails to follow through on the government orders. On the other hand, Daru recognizes that he will have to deal with his own conscience
if he does. In this story, Camus is depicting his own distrust of, in the words of Brian Masters, "any absolute doctrine which, in its blind evangelism, neglects the
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