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Sean Murray
History 408
11-27-07
The Inherent Good

In Albert Camus’ The Plague, Camus uses the onset of plague in the town of Oran to show how people deal with the continuous losing battle between life, death and death, where the only certainty is death. Camus tells this story of “The Plague� in an existentialist viewpoint which sees everything as irrational, but on the other side also shows the optimistic side of existentialist theory, such as a person’s ability to use free will for the benefit of others or of self preservation. Camus makes the case through his characters actions and opinions that human nature is inherently good and there are still people who will use their free will to keep fighting, whether it be for one another or for ones self.
The Main character of the book, Dr Rieux, takes an optimistic view of human nature. When referring to those who do something, instead of nothing Rieux makes comments like, “And, be it said to the credit of......

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