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PART 1 The first part of The Plague, by Albert Camus, begins in describing the large French port called Oran which is on the Algerian coast of Africa. ... It takes government officials quite a while, but a state of plague is proclaimed. ... Bernard Rieux, who was recently separated from his wife due to another illness, has taken on the task of treating the plague. SUMMARY: PART 2 In part two of The Plague, the town of Oran is taken over by the illness. ... Auxiliary hospitals are opened to hold all the victims of the plague. ... Many people lose close ones who have fallen from the plague. ... After a much respected Catholic priest gives a sermon blaming the plague as a punishment for the peoples sins, a man named Tarrou starts work to try to aid the government in dealing with the destruction. ... Security must be heightened since many are trying to escape the plague. SUMMARY: PART 3 In part three of The Plague, conditions in Oran get considerably worse. ... As the number of victims from the plague increase, the room for the bodies decreases. ... The number of public servants helping with the plague also becomes low. ... The plague is killing the town. SUMMARY: PART 4 In part four of The Plague, conditions are still awful in Oran. ... When someone is diagnosed with the plague, they usually always die, so Dr. ... After delivering a second, less hostile sermon, Father Paneloux came down with the plague. ... A horrible death from the plague was a son of a magistrate. ... Also the serum was accounted for the strange cases where people recovered from the plague. ... SUMMARY: PART 5 The last part of the novel describes the ending of the plague, and the beginning of the life after. ... Rieuxs very close friend Tarrou died of the plague. ... ONE SIGNIFICANT CHARACTER: One significant character in the novel, the Plague, is Father Paneloux.
Approximate Word count = 1544
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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