The Plague
The first part of The Plague, by Albert Camus, begins in describing the large French port called Oran which is on the Algerian coast of Africa. The smug town is inhibited by people largely concerned with business. The normal flow of the town is abruptly interrupted by thousands of rats coming out of the sewers and dying. The concerned town people are delighted to find an end to the disgusting rats, but are then faced with a more severer problem. A fatal fever has swept the town. It takes government officials quite a while, but a state of plague is proclaimed. A doctor by the name of Dr. Bernard Rieux, who was recently separated from his wife due to another illness, has taken on the task of treating the plague. In part two of The Plague, the town of Oran is taken over by the illness. Everything is different now that Oran can't interact with the rest of the world. The town was put into exile. Auxiliary hospitals are opened to hold all the victims of the plague. The death toll rises from 302 deaths a week to 137 deaths a day. Many people lose close ones who have fallen from the plague. A somber tone has taken over the town. No one smiles anymore. Dr. Rieux continues with his wo
Security must be heightened since many are trying to escape the plague. The number of deaths continued to drop until the epidemic ended considerably suddenly. rk, but finds it hard when supplies run short. He is a highly educated, and well respected priest in the town of Oran. Many manage by going to cafes for alcohol. He gets only four hours of sleep, and he and his fellow workers are always exhausted. One positive occurrence at the end of part four was the appearance of rats again. The number of public servants helping with the plague also becomes low. The holocaust comes in when everyone starts dying. After delivering a second, less hostile sermon, Father Paneloux came down with the plague. When a curfew is enforced to lower crimes such as the burning of houses and escapes, Oran seems lifeless at night. A horrible death from the plague was a son of a magistrate.
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