The literary genres of absurdism and existentialism have for centuries enabled not only people but also many authors to seek meaning inherent in their lives. Nobel laureates such as Albert Camus, author of “The Guest,” and Nagib Mafouz, author of “Zaabalawi,” use their literature to answer this essential question in their short stories through many of the ethical ideals apparent in the Company. Through the expression of common philosophical ideals such as the freedom to choose and the ideal of responsibility, both authors offer readers a deeper insight into ethics and demonstrate that political decisions are more effective in the short story of Camus, and that religious decisions are more effective. effective in Mafouz's short story. In “The Guest,” the reader observes the protagonist, Daru, in an internal conflict with himself that he does not know how to deal with. It is evident through Daru's inability to arrest the prisoner that he is going through an identity crisis with the prisoner's arrest and subsequent imprisonment, due to his inherent ethical understanding of the political world....