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The Plague | Essays and Criticism

• The Character of Tarrou

  In this essay, Aubrey discusses the character of Tarrou in Camus’s story, highlighting Tarrou’s opposition to capital punishment and comparing this to Camus’s arguments in his essay “Reflections on the Guillotine.”

• Moral Rorschachs

  In the following essay, Kirp, Koehler, and Rossi discuss The Plague and Orwell’s 1984 and how these works have helped shape the cultural landscape of the last half century.

• From Oran to San Francisco: Shilts Appropriates Camus

  In the following essay, Kellman discusses the impact of The Plague in the 1980s with the widespread emergence of AIDS.

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2. The Plague: Summary
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3. The Plague: Albert Camus Biography
4. The Plague: Characters
5. The Plague: Themes
6. The Plague: Style
7. The Plague: Historical Context
8. The Plague: Critical Overview
9. The Plague: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Character of Tarrou
   2. Moral Rorschachs
   3. From Oran to San Francisco: Shilts Appropriates Camus
10. The Plague: Compare and Contrast
11. The Plague: Topics for Further Study
12. The Plague: What Do I Read Next?
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