The disease is spreading. Health professionals are working continuously to serve the infected. Despite this, people are dying. The public is asked to stay indoors and quarantine themselves. There is fear and hope. There are stories of hate as well as that of compassion. In a matter of no time, there is uncertainty surrounding human life. Has it become absurd, to say the least? This situation which seems so familiar and an experience that we all have lived through in the past one year was the heart of Albert Camus' 1947 novel The Plague. It talks about the plague outbreak that lasted for about one year in the city of Oran. The lives of people are suddenly shaken and they are stricken with fear. The most central theme that he emphasizes in the narration is the 'Absurdness', the power of the epidemic and the unavoidable distress that follows it. But in reality, Camus wasn't just talking about one plague rather he was hinting at almost all the evil which....
Lessons from the pandemic Review of book The Plague
Overall reading the novel is a unique experience. Some instances might be a little disturbing and some instances will make you at ease to acknowledge a lot of emotions that we all would have gone through during the course of the pandemic.
