Initial Thoughts on The Plague
So far I've really enjoyed The Plague. Since there is a lot happening in the book at the moment, I felt that it would be more productive to just write about my first thoughts and impressions instead of focusing on a specific moment or aspect of the book. So here we go: The way Camus illustrates the city of Oran is super interesting, and I really like how he describes many of the side characters, for example the Old Spaniard who pushes peas around, Cottard, and the old man who spits on cats. Also, it seems like this book is going to be more plot driven than the ones we've read so far. Instead of just following a character through a day or a few days in their life we are (hopefully?) going to see the events that occur as a result of the plague progressing. This is definitely closer to the style of book I was used to reading before 20th century literature, and in my opinion it will definitely make the book more interesting and meaningful. ...