Analysis Of Albert Camus 'BookThe Plague'

In Albert Camus’ book, The Fall, Frenchman Jean Baptiste Clamence uses the examination of his own life choices and the disgust he felt to coerce others into judging themselves and their fundamental corruption. When the reader, who is established a fellow Frenchman, is introduced to Clamence, he is told that Parisians represent the true

"The Black Death" is known as the worst natural disaster in European history. The plague spread throughout Europe from 1346-1352. Those who survived lived in constant fear of the plague's return and it did not disappear until the 1600s. Not only were the effects devastating at the time of infection, but during the aftermath as well. "The Black Death" of the fourteenth century dramatically altered Europe's social and economic structure.

A book of horrors, fear and death. “The Plague” is a book by Albert Camus which weaves these emotions and events into one suspenseful tale. Each paragraph and section is written and structured in such a way as to give the reader insight into the feelings of the victims of the plague, and to show somewhat of a theme. The passage from section 4, part 4, line number 1 to line number 35 gives us a glimpse of the melancholy of the people of Oran to their dead loved ones to the extent that they do not attend All Souls' Day, for they were thinking of them too much as it was. Albert Camus fills this passage with figurative devices, including, diction, personification, pathetic fallacy, metaphors, irony and a turning point. The first two paragraphs

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When people are faced with tough situations they tend to lose control of their emotions, and let their emotions control their actions. It is in these situations, that people must control their emotions the most so that they can focus on solving the problem. The absurd situation in the small, African town of Oran is an unstoppable plague that strikes the town causing many to die at the hand of nature’s most merciless creation. Albert Camus, in his novel The Plague, demonstrates that life is absurd and meaningless through the random deaths of the towns people and the seemingly unstoppable plague. Doctor Bernard Rieux, in Camus’ novel realizes that the situation is absurd, but he continues to do what needs to be done. Rieux’s job as a doctor

The book When Plague Strikes, is about 3 deadly diseases. It 's about the Black Death, Smallpox, and AIDS. Each of these diseases can cause a serious outrage of death. The book also tells about how doctors try to come up with treatments, medicines, and antibiotics to try and cure these diseases. All these diseases got the best out of everyone. Some people reacted differently than others with these diseases. All the diseases came in play in A. D. 1347, when the Black Death broke out for the first time in what’s today is know. As southern Ukraine.

In Algeria, including Oran, the main religion is Muslim. There is a very small population that call themselves Christians. Both religions are incorporated into the inhabitants of the city in The Plague. Father Paneloux, the town’s priest, believes the plague has been sent to Oran by God to punish the sinners of the town, but that is will not harm him. He gives a sermon in which he preaches that everybody will suffer from the plague and his sermon scares a large portion of the congregation. He says the plague’s cessation will depend upon repentance. In his sermon, Father Paneloux mentions a passage from the Golden Legend and then claims:

However, his doctrines do not cure him of his anonymous disease, and his rejection for aid only contributes to the Absurd. Father Paneloux’s death validates Camus’ message that religion acts like a fruitless safe haven from the incongruous situations that the citizens in Oran do not wish to confront. Symbolized by “the roar of the wind” (229), the plague even roams “in the Cathedral square” (229); this significantly reveals that the Absurd conquers and defeats

Existentialism states that “Man is condemned to Freedom,” and that we are burdened to choose how our faith is continued. In contrast to Paneloux is Rieux, who instead of believing that God will help the people in Oran, instead believes that human endurance will get work down: “..that if he believed in an all-powerful God he would cease curing the sick and leave that to him”(Camus 127). The all-mighty God that people believe in, have become inconsequential because he hasn't been able to heal the sick. Healing people is man's job, while God looks over humans who suffer. It's because of this suffering that Rieux witnesses that he starts on a path of helping people, and with the help of Tarrou he forms the sanitation team. The sanitation makes it their duty to come together to fight the plague by taking body's and disinfecting parts of the town, while putting their lives on the line. Camus’s story has characters who by turning toward God have started living indifferently towards the situation plaguing Oran. It is only when people take action that humans can then fight against

Albert Camus’s The Plague is a chronicle that focuses on a bacterial epidemic in Oran in the 1940s. The reader is informed about the town and its current occupants through the entirety of the plague demonstrating its effects on the populace. Doctor Bernard Rieux, the narrator, is our window into the Algerian town, revealing bias toward his thoughts and perceptions of people despite trying to remain objective in his retelling. When following Rieux through the story we see his thoughts move from language riddled with generalizations and ideas to using language of the heart filled with emotions.

His country was imprisoned as completely as plague might seal off its borders. There was destruction, death, and suffering. The cruel violence of this was as unjust as the cruelty of a plague. And Camus' chronicle is a personal affirmation of the worth of human beings and life despite — despite being exiled in the universe, despite being ravaged by disease and tyrants. It is a belief in life's potential for multiple meaning and fullness (www.cliffsnotes.com). However these views Camus chooses one of the characters that is completely opposite to rest of them-Cottard. His actions and his views toward plague are complex and unfriendly. Granted Cottard not lending hand to help or fight plague, as other characters involve themselves to deal directly with sick people. His assistance is more or less distanced, yet there is some

The way humans behave in times of collective hardship is sometimes ironic. In these times, it is vital that humans collaborate to escape the hardship. However, as a subtext of The Plague, written by Albert Camus, humans are indifferent to the struggles of other humans unless they are also affected. It is important to note that even though the human indifference that Camus writes about is part of a fictional novel, human indifference is in fact not fictional. Human indifference is present in modern societies worldwide.

Now the time to extinguish the annoying flame that has burned her for too long it seemed arrived. Did it burden her that much, or was she excusing burden for something else. The word was at the tip of her grasp and no matter how close she leaned it always seemed further away. Never giving up for the first time, she touches it and instantly sees. Being able to see is one thing, being able to understand what is in your sight is another. Scared, she didn’t want him to know. She wanted his flame near her. Selfish thoughts, her actions never helped anyone. To preserve his flame she will do nothing. The secret must remain that. If he got his hands on it, the story would surely break him to pieces. Why must a monster intrigue an angel’s

After the death of Jacques, it becomes apparent that Father Paneloux begins to struggle with his faith. After an aggressive remark from Rieux following the death of Jacques, Father Paneloux proposes that they “should love what [they] cannot understand” (Camus, 218). Later, Father Paneloux begins his second sermon by “stumbling over his words” (Camus, 222), and thereafter admits to having “his back against the wall” (Camus, 224). His dialogue suggests that just as he struggles with his words, he also struggles with his faith. In addition, Camus suggests that Father Paneloux was forced into believing in God. This contrasts with the existentialist theme presented throughout the novel, and shows a decrease in man’s control over his own life. Camus proposes that Christians are not free in their belief of God, but rather are prisoners of it. Camus further demonstrates this idea when he indirectly characterizes Father Paneloux using Dr. Rieux as a foil. Dr. Rieux does not believe in God, and he actively works to fight the epidemic; Father Paneloux, claiming to believe in God, finds himself to be helpless as the plague ravages Oran. Christians’ faith is made futile when they are faced with tribulations, rendering themselves ineffective against suffering in the world unless they choose to stop relying on

In dealing with 'The Fall ' as one of Camus ' short masterpieces on the theme of passive human avoidance, we have the most highly personal account of the evil located within the individual himself and within the very language he uses. Unlike the main character, Meursault in L 'Etranger, who is pursued by a blind fate and involuntary kills an Arab, and is misunderstood by a hypocritical society, Jean-Baptiste Clamence,