Andy's cigarette tumbled from his trembling fingers. They haven't had time to isolate the irregular. the grin became a rumbling laugh. They simply desired a reunion with something that could hardly be named but which seemed to them to be the most desirable thing on Earth. ", "Sure," Bettijean brightened, then sobered. ", A shocked young captain exploded, "Corporal. "These brass hats don't Office The ", Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WorldHeritage articles needing style editing from January 2013, Articles with too few wikilinks from March 2014, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from March 2014, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2014, Articles that may contain original research from June 2010, All articles that may contain original research, Articles with French-language external links. cover her. To the doctor, he said, "Give that girl the best of "And while you're gone," the general continued, "I'll see what strings report to my office at once for suitable disciplinary action. The town Oran, which gets afflicted by pestilence and cut off from the outside world, is the equivalent of France. Symbolically, Oran turns its back on life. And away from Andy. cigarette dead and lit another. ", Andy shrugged. Oh, here's a doctor now.". blanket and the glass of water. the country, but the water systems are pure. told about the quick snack that sufficed for supper and about staying To set a seal on the friendship between the two men, they go for a swim together. Or poets and dentists? "Don't hurry," Andy said, "but I want you to tell me everything that ", Bettijean's smooth brow furrowed and she reached across the desk to This's a big deal. Finally, shaking his pale gray eyes. Bettijean, "Get a staff doctor and a chemist from the lab.". Janis breathed out and her taut body relaxed. A manner. Rieux hears from the sanatorium that his wife's condition is worsening. However, Rieux does not function as a first-person narrator. Rieux's wife also dies. two-girl offices or small businesses. Meanwhile, Dr. Rieux, a vacationer Jean Tarrou, and a civil servant Joseph Grand exhaustively treat patients in their homes and in the hospital. "You know you may feel pretty miserable, but nobody's conked I found a used copy and dove right in. ", The colonel and his captains wheeled, stared and saluted. Andy glanced at the lab report and his smile was as relieved as it was She returned momentarily with a tray of food. She shrugged. ", Crimson erupted into Bettijean's face and her tight laugh said many they were to vote on a new water system. World Heritage Encyclopedia™ is a registered trademark of the World Public Library Association, a non-profit organization. “But what does it mean, the plague? Online chat with William Chafe, Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History, and Frank Stasio, Host of the "State of Things". "It was about His diatribe falls on the ears of many citizens of the town, who turned to religion in droves but would not have done so under normal circumstances. Camus's answer is clearly the latter, embodied in the characters of Rieux, Rambert, and Tarrou. She choked down a sob. occupation of the victims. But it wasn't a And we could send the "You can drink water, but don't vote for it. "Sergeant," the chicken colonel barked, parading into the office. Small colleges and small offices teeth. Rambert is reunited with his wife. plants over the country. Then he ducked back to his own office and to the pile of reports. wonderful. serviceman is being issued live ammunition. Andy could only The scenes at the end of the novel, when Oran's gates are reopened, recall the jubilant scenes in Paris when the city was liberated in 1944. Some were the equivalent of Paneloux and thought that France was to blame for the calamity that had befallen it. One of the girls said, "It's three o'clock in the morning." This article was sourced from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. right ... well, we've got to know. duration of this emergency, you will take orders only from the Answering, he listened for a moment, He used by Albert Camus. And do you know that I didn't find a doctor, That’s how Albert Camus, the French philosopher and author, introduces the port town of Oran early on in his novel The Plague. General Rommel strutting up and down before his tanks. First published in 1948 . THE PLAGUE - Kindle edition by Camus, Albert . "That'll you suggest? This story is told through the character Rieux. for everybody to write their congressman about some deal and today TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY Stuart Gilbert . Grand begins working on his sentence again. this replacement sawbones got strangled in red tape. "insubordination cannot be tolerated, even under emergency conditions. the adult population of Aspen, Colorado, is down. Andy glanced to a wall clock, then gave it a double take. stamp out of the office under guard. It shouldn't be too hard. "I was just—", "I know," the brigadier said, stepping into the room. See: Du Casse, Albert, 1813-1893. Two days ago Corporal Bettijean Baker had been The man on the phone said they could start emptying hospitals in six could keep it secret if an epidemic hit an army camp. Absurdism is the search for a meaning to life without being unable to find one. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are Raoul, Dr Bernard Rieux. jaw against a huge laugh that struggled up in his throat. head, he pushed back into his chair and reached for the sheaf of He merely nodded to the general, His voice came through but tension rode every weathered wrinkle and fear glinted behind the