The Plague by Albert Camus: book reviews | iLike | iLike

The Plague by Albert Camus: book reviews | iLike

Nobel laureate Albert Camus' book The Plague has received a second wave of popularity due to the coronavirus pandemic. The perception of the feelings and experiences of the characters is especially realistic when you experience animal fear for your life. However, this novel is about something completely different. The author is the brightest representative of the existential trend in philosophy and the plague in his work is not only a terrible disease, it has many faces and reflects all the horrors of the 40s of the XX century: war, famine, fascism.
The work has a certain rhythm: at first, everyone in the city began to notice rats, then they began to move in packs, but no one paid attention to the disturbing harbingers of trouble. The first deaths of people were described in great detail, but over time, the concentration of the plot thickens. Attention partly switches to the everyday hardships of life in an isolated city with a limited supply of everything necessary. The author takes his reader into the world of a dangerous enclosed space.
Albert Camus shows different options for adapting to the current situation. Journalist Rambert, who accidentally got into the city, first tries with all his might to escape from the city to his beloved woman, but then he comes to the conclusion that he is also responsible for the outcome of events and joins the fight.
Another hero, Tarru, immediately understands the importance of the personal participation of everyone and joins the sanitary brigade, trying to do everything in his power in this terrible struggle.
Dr. Rie truly understands the responsibility that lies with him. He is involved in various processes: he organizes sanitary brigades, draws up quarantine, treats the sick. The doctor understands that the virus cannot be defeated, but he cannot come to terms with it either.
The “Plague” by Albert Camus reveals all the facets of the human soul in an unequal duel with universal evil, which surpasses in strength many times over. This work of dignity and intransigence is a famous work of the 20th century. Dear book lovers, did this book resonate with you?