The Guest

The Guest Can the ritual of hospitality enable us to respond ethically to the uniqness of others?

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I think it can. Hospitality, especially the act of eating together, can bring about a sort of communion between diverse people. In the case of Camus's story, there are a lot more layers of meaning at play. Daru attempts to treat the Arab like a guest but the irony and cultural alienation gets in the way.