Albert Camus was a French writer well known throughout the world for his various works but above all for the idea of ​​"absurdism". Camus believed that something absurd was not possible either for humans or for logic. It was beyond ridiculous and therefore impossible. This was the basis of one of his most famous works, The Plague. The Plague is a novel that explores aspects of nature and the human condition, destiny, God and fate. The novel is about a plague that takes place in Oran, Algeria, and is fictional, but is believed to be relatively based on a cholera epidemic that occurred in the mid-1800s in Oran that killed thousands of people. Doctor Bernard Rieux is the protagonist but he is also the narrator. However, he does not admit that he is the narrator until the end of the novel. Camus writes at the beginning that the events of Oran are told by witnesses of the plague. In The Plague, Camus wants his audience to read the book impartially, without knowing the narrator, to take the side of the characters you want and not be persuaded by the narrator's account of events. In the novel, the people of Oran are ignorant and selfish because they think that a deadly plague or epidemic can never harm them. When this happens, though, everyone goes crazy and can't understand why it's happening to them. Dr. Rieux is one of the main people who decided to do something about it. He is a doctor who sees some of the first signs of the plague early on. Being one of the first to recognize the problem as a plague led everyone to disagreements. No one believed there was plague in their city and could not recognize that they were all in serious danger. As the days pass and the number of victims increases dramatically, the ci...... half of the paper ...... probably would have read about Rieux hating Paneloux. It's exactly the same with Paneloux and if he were the narrator. The novel would focus on God and how to pray for help. Rieux is the strongest character in The Plague because he was able to distance himself from the events of the plague and not allow his feelings and beliefs to influence the reader's view of the plague. This shows a tremendous strength of commitment on Rieux's part because he could focus on working to end the plague while also telling a story and not being completely objective about the terrible experiences he went through. He was in a very stressful environment that would drive most doctors crazy. Dr. Rieux did not go mad but did his job professionally. Camus' best decision regarding writing this novel was to make sure that the reader did not know that Rieux was the narrator until the end..