The Plague

Albert Camus

Novel

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• Oran is now blocked – basically, people in Oran cannot get out. They are forced to stay within Oran. No calls are allowed – because people got crowded – and no other deliveries can get in.
• Only Dr.Castel’s wife returns to Oran to stay with his husband. The other people of Oran are jealous because they are not able to see their lovers and talk to them.
• Dr.Rieux = makes a comparison of the Plague situation in Oran with war. He also highlights how after the Plague outbreak, people go from a stage of denial to an emotive state of hopelessness.
• When would the “hero” character come out?