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Most of this article isn't about the short story in question and really doesn't relate to it. It's a general (bad, superficial) recap of Camus's whole career and philosophy and writings. Occasionally the author tries to bring The Guest back in, but it's always a pretty tenuous connection. I just don't think there should be content for the sake of content.
Footsteps
"That night, Daru cannot sleep; he dreams that there are footsteps outside. "
It is never explicitly said that the footsteps are a dream of Daru's--he just thinks they are. The story's ending and other incidents preceding it strongly suggest that while Daru assumes them to be a dream, they are the very real footsteps of the Arab's relatives, waiting to see whether Daru will send their brother to the police or not. 71.246.153.11304:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
