... authors of these novels are writing about what they know, conflict and human suffering. Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life Ivan Denisovich and Albert Camus" The Plague are perfect examples of the capacity of human suffering in society. Both authors try to portray the distress and torture a person ... individuals. It takes a lot of time for them to understand that an epidemic is something that affects one and all. Similar to Solzhenitsyn, Camus starts off describing the life and people in Oran. The people of Oran are not accustomed to suffering prior to the arrival of the plagu...

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In The Outsider Albert Camus develops Meursault as an existential hero, to promote the theme of being different than the majority of society. Meursault is a deeply ... husband and the wife, between the children. Alienation affects all social and work relations, and most cruelly, alienation dominates the relationship of love"(www.uvpress.uv.es/Curso9899/Camus%2CA01 /BASIC3.HTM). This is evident in relationships like the one between Raymond and Meursault: "I didn't say anything and he asked me again if I wanted ... to be his mate. I said I didn't mind" (Camus 33). Meursault does not show enth...

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