Book review

The idea of plague began to brew after Paris was occupied by German fascists in 1940. Camus had planned to use the form of fable to depict the "terrible era" in which fascism devoured thousands of lives like plague bacteria. So this book doesn’t really want to tell the danger of plague but the occupation. However If we ignore the background and regard "plague" as a dilemma that everyone may encounter, plague will be more valuable because of its in-depth observation of human nature in dilemma and the true feelings of human beings huddling together to warm themselves in despair. When I first read the story, I unconsciously connected it to recent disease. Because we are experiencing it so that we can understand this story better. In this story, I can see some people devoted themselves to help others; I can see some people take advantage of plague to make money; I can also see some people gradually lost their vitality and lives. Different people have different destinies. It is very cruel but very real. In this book Camus mainly adopts the third person narrative perspective of internal focus and this makes our reader look at the whole story from a objective perspective. And the unknown “writer” also give us a sense of mystery. Dr.Rieux can be said the most important character. It is he that push the story go ahead. He is kind, selfless, considerable and firm. He can get along with all kinds of people and understand their true feeling. He thought there are more things to admire in men than to despise. This obviously shows his kindness and firmness. But he also thought such joy is always imperiled. This also gives us warn. The second important person is Tarrou. He is very selfless but he died from plague just before the plague left. It was so pity. He has been strong against the plague, even to the end of his life, he did not give up. Reading this book in a special year can gives us a special feeling. By reading it, I am able to gain much bravery and confidence to confront difficulties in the future.