A life of ups and downs, including losing his father at a young age, suffering from illness, and having an unhappy marriage → He has a deep understanding of the suffering of human life.

Two World Wars→Humanity must take responsibility for its own survival

Calling for the struggle against the absurdity of existence, resisting the absurd and creating value "Algiers La Repubblica", "Algiers Evening News"

existential literature

human loneliness

People's Happiness and Public Interest (Love your neighbor as yourself) The change in reporter Rambert's attitude guides the direction for people's free choices

The conflict between the theoretical meaning of life and real life itself (using life itself to guide theory) Tarrou's confusion about the meaning of life → Live for life, not for the so-called truth.

The conflict between religious beliefs and human actions (taking action to save oneself), Father Paneloux preached twice. The first time he used Christian teachings to explain the plague, and the second time he gave up revealing → If religion ignores reality, it will do nothing to change the status quo. usefulness

Camus believed that all art in the past was absurd art, and regarded absurdity as an inevitable encounter when humans interact with the world.

Features: 1. Deep experience of the absurdity of human existence 2. Although the description of absurd phenomena will cause pain, But it can also shock people's spirits, prompting them to transcend ordinary life and face the absurd.

The Story of Sisyphus from Ancient Greek Mythology "The Absurd Hero"

Absurd group portraits of heroes → Ordinary people from all walks of life doing ordinary jobs

The symbol of the plague: the two world wars of the 20th century

Write about the absurdity of human existence and reveal that the world is a siege that humans cannot escape from.

Set up extreme situations and describe people working hard in desperate situations. Actions to fight for the right to exist and raise the discussion of human free choice

Rebel against absurdity, absurd hero

the art of love

The first level: the anonymous narrator (representing everyone in the plague and transcending humanity), overlooking the overall situation, and the witness of the entire event. Camus transformed the entire human race into the narrator, and from the perspective of human history and human destiny, he described the long river of history. , the twists and turns of human destiny are integrated into the plague.

Second level: The protagonist, Dr. Rieux, only narrates the facts he sees before him, and describes the specific feelings of being there.

The third level: The protagonist Tarrou appears in the form of notes. He is an outsider and an observer. He takes pains to record the details in the city (Olan City) and asks about the value and meaning of people's actions.

With three levels of nesting, it shows people from different classes. The scene of understanding each other like brothers brings together the resonance of "I don't want to die" from human beings