"The Plague"

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This paper provides an introduction and discussion on "The Plague," by Albert Camus. Specifically, the paper interprets the character of Tarrou and attempts to represent his vision of reality and human life as well as his position on how a person should lead his/her life, including his vision and stance. Albert Camus' novel "The Plague" was published in 1947. First written in French, the book was eventually translated into sixteen different languages, and continues to be studied and debated today.

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""The Plague" opens noting the town of Oran, where the story takes place is "ugly," so right away, the reader understand why people would want to get away from here, especially if their lives are in danger. It goes without saying that in an ugly town, the people can turn ugly too, and that is another part of the story, how all the characters react to the death and suffering around them. "So all a man could win in the conflict between plague and life was knowledge and memories" (Camus 291). The story embodies good and evil through the characters and how they react to what is happening around them."

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