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Reading Notes on "The Plague" by Albert Camus

Natural disasters and man-made disasters are common, but when disasters happen to everyone, no one can believe that it is a disaster. The world has experienced as many plagues and wars as the number of times, but people are equally unprepared whether they face plague or war.

So we must understand his hesitation and understand why he is anxious and confident at the same time. When a war breaks out, people say: "This war will not last long because it is too stupid." There is no doubt that the war is indeed too stupid, but stupidity does not prevent it from being fought. If a person doesn't think about himself, he will find that it is possible to continue doing stupid things. In this respect, our compatriots are like everyone else, they think about themselves, in other words, they are humanists: they do not believe in natural disasters. How can natural disasters be compared with humans! So everyone thought that this disaster was not reality, it was just a nightmare that would soon pass. However, nightmares do not necessarily disappear, they come one after another, and what passes away in the meantime are people, first of all those humanists, because those people did not take precautions. The fault of our compatriots is not more serious than others, they forget that people should be humble, that's all, they think that they can still cope with everything, which means that there is no possibility of natural disasters. They continued to do business, prepare for travel, and discuss things. How could they have imagined that the plague would ruin their futures, cancel their trips, and stop their discussions? They think they are free, but when disaster strikes, no one can be free.

This sudden, comprehensive, and uncertain separation leaves us at a loss as to what to do, and we are unable to extricate ourselves from recalling the sounds, faces, and smiles that are as close as yesterday but as if they were a lifetime ago. In fact, we suffer a double pain, first our own, and then the imagined pain of a distant relative, a son, wife, or lover.

But everyone continues to put their own private concerns first. No one has actually admitted that there is an epidemic. Most people are most sensitive to anything that disrupts their habits and harms their interests. They were unhappy and angry about it, but these emotions were impossible to fight against the plague.

Evil in the world is almost always caused by ignorance. If people lack education, good intentions can cause as much harm as bad intentions. There are more good people than bad people, but that's not really the problem. There is a difference between people who are ignorant and those who are even more ignorant. This is called morality or immorality. The most disgusting immorality is ignorance. Ignorant people think they know everything, so they think they have the right to kill. And there can be no true goodness and noble love without foresight.

They still have their own attitudes towards misfortune and pain, but no one can feel the sharpest pain. In addition, Dr. Rieux, for example, believes that the above situation is the real misfortune, and being accustomed to despair is worse than despair itself.

Having until now timidly avoided confusing their own suffering with collective misfortune, they now accepted the confusion. Without memory, without hope, they settled in the present. In fact, everything about them becomes present. It is necessary to mention that the plague has taken away everyone's ability to fall in love and even make friends. Because love requires some glimmer of the future, while for us there is only the present moment.

Everyone understands that this means giving up everything that is purely personal to them. In the early days of the plague, they were always excited about small things that they thought were very important. They never paid attention to others in their lives. They just experienced their personal lives. Now, on the contrary, they only care about the things that others care about. They only care about everyone. In their opinion, even their love has only the most abstract aspect.

Some people may ask, what do these people blocked by mountains look like? Well, it's simple, they look nothing like anything. Or, if you like to say it, they were, like all men, downright average. They share the peace of the city and the unnecessary restlessness of the city. They no longer have any trace of critical consciousness, while at the same time they have gained a veneer of coolness.

But what happened to the plague? That's life, that's all. "

People are always the same. But what remains unchanged is their energy and their innocence, and it was here that Rieux transcended all pain and felt that he was connected to them. At this time, The cheers, which became louder and longer, echoed in the city, reaching to the foot of the platform, and the trees and silver flowers in the sky were colorful and ever-changing.

Sin in the world is almost always caused by ignorance. /p>

If there is a lack of understanding, good intentions can cause as much harm as malicious intentions.

One can always turn a blind eye and refuse to face it.

However. , the obvious fact has great power, and will eventually cleanse everything.

Perhaps one day, the plague will wake up its rats again, bury them in some happy city, and make people suffer again. Disaster, learn lessons again.