Daru's Values In Albert Camus 'Tinguit'

Daru’s values are in conflict because he is told to complete a task which is not his job, which goes against free-will and his loyalty to the French. He is asked by French policeman, Balducci, to deliver an Arab prisoner to “Tinguit” (Camus, 4), which Daru states, “It’s not my job.” (4) to the officer. However, he still agrees with Balducci that he will deliver the slave because of his loyalty to the French. He accepts Balducci’s order because he was “the old gendarme he had known for a long time.” (3) and to not accept his offer would be an insult to him and the French. Later on he tells the officer that “every bit of this disgusts me” (6) and says “I won’t hand him over.” (7) He does not take the Arab prisoner to the police station because he thinks this is wrong and he believes in freedom of choice, therefore thinking that the prisoner should have a choice. Daru tells the Arab that he has two options and that is whether to go to Tinguit which is a two hour walk where he will “find the police which are expecting him” (13), or take the trail across the plateau. In a day’s walk he will find land where the first nomads will take him in and shelter him.

This shows that Daru gave the Arab a choice, a choice to choose his own path because it is his own life and Daru does not feel like it is acceptable to take someone’s freedom away because it disgusts him. The result of this conflict is that he values freedom of choice over his loyalty to the French, which results in Daru receiving a death threat saying, “You handed over our brother. You will pay for this.” (14). Add transitions here.
Add transitions here. Orwell’s values are in conflict because he was forced to kill an elephant as his job as a police officer, although it is against his values because he values the life of animals. Orwell states, “At the age I was not squeamish about killing animals, but I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to.” (Orwell,4). This passage from the story is indicating that he does not want to kill the elephant at all. Orwell described the elephant as a “huge and costly piece of machinery” (3) and felt that it was unnecessary to shoot it. However, in the end, Orwell shoots the elephant because he wants to gain respect of the Burmese people , as well as to fit in and not “to be laughed at” (4). Orwell feels the pressure of “the watchful yellow faces behind” (4) and accordingly, kills the elephant because the Burmans wanted it dead. Therefore, he would earn respect of the Burmese people. Orwell shot the elephant due to the peer pressure of the citizens of Burma and to fit in with the Burmese people even though it went against his values, and also did it to “avoid looking a fool”(6).