Essay - The Plague by Albert Camus Have Realized that We all...

The Plague by Albert Camus have realized that we all ***** plague, and I have lost my peace. And today I am still trying to find it; still ***** to understand ***** those others and not be the mortal enemy of anyone. I know that one must do what ***** can to cease being plague-stricken, and that's the only way in which we can hope for some ***** or, failing that, a decent de*****th.

It has been a known ***** *****ccepted fact that Camus' The Plague is written as a symbolic represent*****tion of ***** Nazi occupation of France during World War II. Albeit the allegory's setting is in Oran - a coastal city ***** Algeria where Camus was born and raised - ***** ***** plague symbolizes the challenge or the problem in ***** s*****ry, it nevertheless shows the transition of ***** community from **********, apathy to shock, concern and acceptance. Paralleled ***** what happened in ***** during the German conquest, a lot of the French at first did ***** take heed of ***** situation. When the atrocities started to be apparent, the French were shocked and began fighting back not only to regain their ***** free*****m but ***** save the lives ***** fellow French and ***** dignity of the nation.

The same goes for The *****, at first a few dead rats ***** nothing to the characters in ***** story but once death occurred they realized the gravity ***** the situation and started doing ***** share to alleviate ***** menace. Tarrou's statement to Dr. Rieux at one of their pensive moments is an amalgamation of what truly is happening in Oran, that all of them have the "plague" or their own "plagues" - ***** human*****m and Atheism ***** Dr. Rieux, of social responsibility ***** belief in human existence for Tarrou, of a dead end job for Grand, of wanting to escape Oran ***** Rambert and other individual or collective "plagues" ***** challenges the lives of each of the characters. In ***** course of battling their personal ***** ***** demons, the tranquility and peace of mind seem to be far from reach and the battle happens both within themselves ***** against their fellowmen. By coming to terms with ***** is really going on and getting their acts together, the effects ***** the plague slowly diminished and eventually were g*****e just as soon ***** it appeared. Peace ***** come when infestations no longer ***** but to those unlucky few, death was the victor.

***** story mirrors ***** political and cultural atmosphere at the time. Oran is considered just one of the ordinary cities with ***** citizens ***** by their day-to-day living. For as long as they continue ***** their everyday habits and doings, life *****s ********** for them to the point that an outsider observes it as boring. Once a tragedy like the ***** strikes, ***** were caught *****f guard ***** got awakened ***** their complacency especially the pol*****icians stating that it was *****; "Pretend ***** did not ex*****t and it will