... of their lives, I felt as though I was watching a really good show on television, and it was paused for a commercial. The subplots in some books are relevant and almost necessary to allow them to make sense, but the ones in this book only served as page-fillers. Even though when this happened the ... unexpecting place to another before the people had even begun to worry. As the death number continued to rise, a telegram was sent from the Prefect that read, "Proclaim a state of plague stop close town." (page 61) Even though this was the only means to be taken by the authorities, it shows...

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... down on humans, having some power over them. However, in the two novels, the existence of such gods is denied. Both texts were key books in promoting the idea of Existentialism. This is the belief that there is no all-powerful God and thus, people have the opportunity to do what ... , people did have the power "to reverse the trend of apathy and despair" by looking inwards instead of upwards. The existential belief is shown strongly throughout both books. The main character from "The Plague," Dr Rieux was, maybe even without realising it, was an existentialist. "The plague affected every...

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... " The Plague by Jennie Nguyen There are two worlds that people live in, the real and the unreal. The unreal is a world full of stories, a person's personal getaway. Most people read novels to try to escape the real world, to leave reality behind and the unbearable aspects of it, such as anger, fear and hurt. However the unreal world is relatively ... and motivate the traveler to survive in the real world and to see and understand it clearly. Bibliography: Camus, Albert. The Plague. Trans. Stuart Gilbert. San Diego: Los Angeles: Vintage Books, 1991. 1-308. Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. One Day...

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... constantly thinking of something else, and never lives in the moment. One could argue that this is just his way of coping with the situation, but if were one to read the entire novel, this would no longer be a belief as Mersault is this way with everything. The second theme that is said to play a significant role in Mersault's exile is ... that everybody dies one day. Although both of the themes of loss and retrieval may seem like they play a role in Mersault's exile in the story, if one was to read between the lines, it would become obvious that neither play a role in his exile. Mersau...

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... lack of such is exactly what is absurd. This simple leap of thought, if the conclusion is correct is precisely the key to understanding The Stranger. It forces one to read between and even through the lines in a search for understanding, one comes to see that that which remains unwritten is the most important thing to ... read in this particular novel. The story begins with the death of the central character, Mersault's, mother. That is in fact the first line of the book, the statement of this ... ...

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... lack of such is exactly what is absurd. This simple leap of thought, if the conclusion is correct is precisely the key to understanding The Stranger. It forces one to read between and even through the lines in a search for understanding, one comes to see that that which remains unwritten is the most important thing to ... read in this particular novel. The story begins with the death of the central character, Mersault's, mother. That is in fact the first line of the book, the statement of this ... ...

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... Fall in college and thought it one of the best explorations of a single character I have ever or will ever read. Unfortunately, my paper on the work was less well received. In fact, it was given a mark of "C" with the advice that I pay closer attention to the story. To this day I ... ...

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... they have finally settled a new, successful life, Gregor ceases to feel needed. Thus, the influence of his parents is the eventual death of him. Looking at the denouements of these books, one can see how both the death of Meursalt and Gregor are initially the result of either a bad up-bringing or just mistreatment from their parents. Perhaps if Meursalt's mother ... ...

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In considering Camus? philosophies and beliefs, I think The Plague is an essential read. Compared with my other exposure to him, it seems to be his only work where he provides both the question and answer of life (as he sees it). In The ... ...

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