French playwright Albert Camus once said: “No one realizes that some people expend enormous amounts of energy just to be normal. » In The Stranger and The Guest, the general theme that those who do not conform to typical societal values ​​and do not maintain adequate relationships with others are seen as a threat to society as a whole. In both works, the protagonists isolate themselves and society isolates them due to their non-conforming beliefs. Daru and Meursault are unable to accept the abstract ideals of society and prefer isolation. For them, it is much easier to identify with the physical world because it is concrete and defined, rather than with the ambiguity of moral ideals upheld by society. Due to this objection to society, they become indifferent and detached from societal expectations, which allows both protagonists to defy society's rules and erase their innate flaws. In Guest, Daru constantly observes the landscape, notably the sun and the snow on the empty, rocky plateau. Daru speaks of the burning of the sun: “the earth shriveled little by little, literally burning every stone, crumbling to dust underfoot” (Guest 304). Despite the debilitating drought, followed by unnecessary snow around his home, Daru does not complain, but observes and respects the landscape that is his only home. Daru does not associate his home with his family or friends, but rather with his physical qualities. The schoolmaster is like “a monk in his isolated school, nevertheless satisfied with the little he had and the difficult life” (Guest 304). Even though he is isolated and lives in an isolated area, he enjoys the peace and solitude in which he is free from the proximity of the middle of paper... because he believes that the laws of society are wrong. Both Meursault and Daru are seen as outsiders to society because they are not capable of understanding the other characters in the story. Indeed, each character represents an aspect of society, like Balducci in Guest, and everyone in the courtroom of The Stranger represents the law and the justice system. Camus uses the actions and words of seemingly unimportant characters to allude to the flaws and problems of society. In both of Camus' works, the protagonists view the other characters in the story from an outsider's perspective, thus allowing a new perspective in which society and its problems can be evaluated by the reader. By detaching the protagonists from society, we can truly see the underlying problems within society. This is why the isolation and alienation of Meursault and Daru are crucial in Camus' works..