The Guest by Albert Camus revolves around the notions of moral justification and solitude with the underlying themes of absurdism and nihilism. Camus personifies absurdity through the protagonist, Daru: it does not matter whether Daru makes the decision to release the prisoner into freedom or to deliver the Arab prisoner to prison, for Daru allows the prisoner to choose, and the prisoner chooses to be imprisoned. There is also a sense of uncertainty about moral justification: how one is justified in one's choice of action and on what scale the justification is based, which is essentially the foundation of Daru's dilemma. With the internal conflict of Daru's personal beliefs against a constant higher authority, Daru is faced with two moral dilemmas: the authority figure in The Guest is Balducci, where he orders Daru to hand over the Arab prisoner in prison, something against the Daru's moral beliefs. His rejection of duties is evidently shown when Daru thinks the prisoner is escaping, and rather emitting a desire to take him back, shows a sign of relief, “He is escaping… Good riddance” (Camus, 243). However, he understands the consequences of circumventing authority, which could perhaps even lead to Daru's death. It is this struggle that has left him in a state of bewilderment: risk himself for the good of others or do what authority deems right. Regardless of Daru's initial action of rejection towards Balducci, where he "insultes" him (240) and reluctantly accepts his order to hand over the prisoner, the transition to conforming to authority ultimately never occurs: the reign of absurdist considers any choice to be mere uselessness, which reflects Camus's view on choices and the importance of choice, or lack thereof. However, Badu strives to do what he believes is his right, knowing the consequences that this entails. Furthermore, since the first meeting with Balducci and the assignment, Daru was never enthusiastic about his obligatory task, but rather tried to give the Arab prisoner freedom to decide his own fate and even showed hospitality to the prisoner as if he were a guest. , “Eat... come... lie down over there” (Camus,