Oran, peaceful and unprepared, is overcome by Bubonic plague. Separation, isolation and indigence become the common lot of distinct characters whose actions, thoughts and feelings constitute a dynamic story of man imprisoned. Prior to the closing, people went about their business as usual, almost oblivious to the plague. When Oran was shut off from the world, its residents had to adapt to the new conditions of life. Men reacted to the terrible visitation in different …showed first 75 words of 1460 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1460 total…were changed into better people because of the plague. Cottard underwent a temporary change, but was really the same person after the plague. Each react to the circumstances of the plague in a unique way, and emerge from the plague with his own new perspective of life and its values. Works Cited Camus, Albert. The Plague. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1971. Carey, Gary. Notes on The Plague. Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliffs Notes, Inc., 1994.