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The Plague Jean Tarrour Character Analysis

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Jean Tarrour - one of the most prominent characters, meticulously represents a signification of the theme of suffering. As almost every character/citizen suffers from some misfortune of the Plague, the narrator provides insight into Tarrou’s affliction with the epidemic; connecting evidential focus to the Black Death. Tarrou grasps the idea of misery “Yes, I’ve been ashamed ever since; I have realized that we all have plague, and I have lost my peace…I only know that one must do what one can to cease being plague-stricken, and that’s the only way in which we can hope for some peace or, failing that, a decent death.” (Camus pg.2002) , but his defiance of death is his way of coping with torment of the Plague. Dr. Rieux extents the theme greater

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