Selfishness was a reoccurring theme in Albert Camus' novels, The Plague and The Sun Also Rises. Although Albert Camus' main themes of the novels were along the lines of religious dependency, the meaning of life, and male insecurity, as the reader, it was hard to avoid the selfish identities constructed in the texts. Characters became so caught up in prioritizing their health and happiness that they blinded the feelings and needs of others. Morals are concerned with or derived from the code of interpersonal behavior that is considered right or acceptable in a particular society. Morals taught to the citizens of todays society were ignored by characters in Albert Camus'
