Albert Camus’ The Guest is about a schoolteacher named Daru that lives by himself in a schoolhouse out on a plateau somewhere in France. Daru is given the responsibility of transporting an Arab prisoner to a nearby city to face judgment.

Daru was to have none of it. He wanted to lead his simple, uninterrupted life and be left out of the war that was evidently looming. Unfortunately for Daru, this was not an option for him and the man named Balducci left the prisoner at the schoolhouse despite Daru’s objection.

In the short story “Identities” by W.D Valgardson, the author uses contrast to create tension in the story by placing the character in an unfamiliar environment and by contrasting the different areas of the town he is in. This contrast creates suspense in the story and it shows that stereotypes are dangerous to society.

As the main character goes through the town, the areas change and things change from being clean and neat to dirty and broken.

“The Shining Houses” is the decision of a mom who is friends with the neighborhood senior. Mary, is a friend with an elderly woman, Mrs. Fullerton, who lives on her street. Mary is confused by this friend because everyone else on the street talks about kicking poor Mrs. Fullerton from the neighborhood. Mary eventually has to decide what to do about Mrs. Fullerton and the other neighbors on the block. Before they ask her to sign a petition, she tries to leave this get to gether where the parents are signing the petition. After the decision is forced upon her, Mary tells everyone that she is not going to sign the petition . Her parents tried to froced her to sign, Mary refused and she lefted the party.

I think any person can connect with this story. Because everyone has experinced the feeling of perpressure from friends,family,and strangers. I think the conflit in this in this story is man vs man, and man vs himself. For man vs man in this story its mary vs basically everyone living on marys street. and for man vs himself. When mary felt peresurred to sign the petition she could have said yes just so her parents would stop trying to force her to sign it up. But instead she battle with her self and she knew what was write from wrong and she didnt sign the petition.