Trapped

Expanding on Cristina's point, I would like to say that I feel the same way. Unlike the stranger that had a more interesting development to the story and moved at a quicker pace, this novel seems to be dragging on forever, with nothing ever even happening. No only is exciting happening but all the characters seem to be in a progressive depressing spiral that leads no where. Everyone is dying and things at all happens. This contrast between The Stranger and The Plague seems to be due to a change in Albert Camus's perception on the world due to World War II (Thanks Shap). In the Plague I feel as if Albert could be sort of comparing the struggles of humans against each other, with the plague. This horrible disease that kills everyone without discrimination is like this inner flame in humans that has lead us though 2 World Wars and killed millions upon millions of young men. Also the depressed and hopeless state of characters such as Dr. Rieux represents how he feels about the state of affairs in the world during his life time.