In our class discussion about The Plague we focused on how Camus uses easy to overlook details to make one reexamine their own beliefs. The group began by asking us if the community came together or fell apart. In this discussion we came to the conclusion that while the people came together as one community suffering under the plague, civilization fell. Through this ironic scenario, he offers to the reader an idea that civilization is not needed and that solely with community humans can help one another.
After this we discussed the importance of objectivity and whether or not Rieux being the narrator changes how we should view the novel. This point is really interesting because we reflected on how Rieux never seems to be in the wrong. By
After this we discussed the importance of objectivity and whether or not Rieux being the narrator changes how we should view the novel. This point is really interesting because we reflected on how Rieux never seems to be in the wrong. By