Reflectice Statement
Paola Hernandez
7th Period
IB English 3
Reflective Statement: The Plague
Camus was born on November 7, 1913, in Algeria. His father was killed in WWI leaving his family impoverished. Even though, Camus went on to attend a university. He paid for school with many jobs but forced to drop out due to a severe case of tuberculosis. His writing is greatly influenced by the many struggles of his life. During WWII, Camus went to Paris and joined the anti-Nazi resistance movement. It was during war that Camus developed his philosophy of absurdism which is the thought that life ultimately has no meaning but should still hope for something. In his fictions the “hero” is worthy of being called a hero because he still belives, resists, and has hope that there is meaning even though ultimately there is no meaning. Throughout his life, Camus was concerned with the problem of human suffering in a world that does not car. In The Plague, Camus writes of the different reactions to catastrophe when a city is isolated due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague. He shows how many people began to long for human contact, regretted, but also appreciated the isolation that came with the plague. Even though the effort to stop help stop humane suffering seems to make no difference in the tragedies of the plague, Camus convinces us that perseverance in the face of danger and sadness is a noble struggle even if in the end it fails a makes no difference. Things like the plague tests a person’s individual responsibility and social responsibility. Camus' philosophy is a lot like the ideas from the Existentialist movement. Like the Existentialists, Camus says that there is no deep rational or moral meaning in human existence. But his writing suggests that within every human being there is a small possibility for good, even though some people may never realize it. Camus often challenged the meaning of life, but he did not view the human character as
7th Period
IB English 3
Reflective Statement: The Plague
Camus was born on November 7, 1913, in Algeria. His father was killed in WWI leaving his family impoverished. Even though, Camus went on to attend a university. He paid for school with many jobs but forced to drop out due to a severe case of tuberculosis. His writing is greatly influenced by the many struggles of his life. During WWII, Camus went to Paris and joined the anti-Nazi resistance movement. It was during war that Camus developed his philosophy of absurdism which is the thought that life ultimately has no meaning but should still hope for something. In his fictions the “hero” is worthy of being called a hero because he still belives, resists, and has hope that there is meaning even though ultimately there is no meaning. Throughout his life, Camus was concerned with the problem of human suffering in a world that does not car. In The Plague, Camus writes of the different reactions to catastrophe when a city is isolated due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague. He shows how many people began to long for human contact, regretted, but also appreciated the isolation that came with the plague. Even though the effort to stop help stop humane suffering seems to make no difference in the tragedies of the plague, Camus convinces us that perseverance in the face of danger and sadness is a noble struggle even if in the end it fails a makes no difference. Things like the plague tests a person’s individual responsibility and social responsibility. Camus' philosophy is a lot like the ideas from the Existentialist movement. Like the Existentialists, Camus says that there is no deep rational or moral meaning in human existence. But his writing suggests that within every human being there is a small possibility for good, even though some people may never realize it. Camus often challenged the meaning of life, but he did not view the human character as