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Tarrou describes his neighbor, a “dapper little old man” who goes out onto his balcony every day and drops torn paper into the street to lure stray cats. Whenever a cat approaches the old man spits at it, and when he hits one he looks supremely satisfied. When the cats disappear with the oncoming plague, the old man is saddened. He stops appearing on the balcony. This man is strange especially in a town centered in business. There is no inherent meaning in the man’s actions, but he creates his own meaning from them, which gives him happiness.

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Rieux is a prominent character in the novel. He is described as thirty-five; knowledgeable, but absent-minded; with dark hair and dark eyes. So far, his main role in the book has been treating patients infected with the plague and trying desperately to notify the authorities and the public of the possibly dire consequences of the disease. Dr. Rieux does everything he can to bring the officials to an appropriate response as he is far more concerned than the general populace. He seems to be a dutiful citizen. He goes about as though little changed as the plague arrives in Oran.

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Orthon is interesting because the the narrator and Tarrou describe him very differently. The narrator seems impressed by his appearance, and Tarrou calls says that he looks like an owl. Tarrou seems to approve of Orthon being strict with his kids.

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Rambert was a football player previously but is now a Paris Newspaper Writer. He is sent on an assignment in Oran while the townsfolks are quarantined. He offers many people money "under the table" to try and get him into secret information for lack of a better word. All of they fail to do so and he hasn't gotten to get the information he was looking for.

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The Cat Spitter is very interesting. He throws paper down every day to lure them over before spitting at them, which makes it seem like he is very dedicated. He also does it every day around the same time, which makes me wonder if there is a reason he does it at that time.

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I find Michele pretty interesting because he is the first to die from the plague, and when the rats started dying he wasn't very concerned about the large numbers or why they were dying. He was just bothered that it was affecting his workplace. We know that he had a wife, was a concierge, and probably the person dealing the most with the dead rats at first.

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definitely an odd character but something interesting about him is that he seems to evade the constant of "doing business" and he finds pleasure in something that might disturb or disgust other people. Seems like he kinda lives in his own bubble too maybe.

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The Pea Counter or Asthma Patient is a Spanish man who seems to have lived a rough life. He is very poor and lives with his wife in the outskirts of town.

I find him interesting because I feel like he knows what is going on. It seems like he has gone through something like this before. He is kinda like the mouthpiece for the population of the town.

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Grand and his relationship to Cottard and Dr. Rieux is a very fascinating one in my opinion because his interactions with these other two characters allow the reader to gain significant insight into the life of the town, its history and background on Cottard. From the beginning, we learn of Cottard's suicide attempt through Grand, as he's that characters neighbor. Then when the plague starts hitting the town for real, He is assigned the daily task of counting the deaths. through this we learn about his own   inhibitions in regards to what makes his character tick (from his description of the job and his past job(s) we learn that he has a hard time advocating for himself)

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To me, Orthon is an intriguing character because his persona and demeanor change based on who is describing him to the reader. For instance, when the narrator is discussing the man on Pg. 11, he is shown to be somewhat mysterious and rather drab as he leaves his wife to her journey on the train. Then he is shown later to be a cold and somewhat rude man when Tarrou describes the man’s interactions with his family at dinner, describing him as an Owl, and his family as two trained poodles (his kids) and a mouse (his wife). This dichotomy in description makes for a really interesting device for the plot to explore in my opinion because he makes you question what you know about him, his family and his motives based on who’s describing him. 

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Joseph Grand works for Mucipal Office. The narrator describes him as a man who certainly doesn't chase ambition and has remained in the same job for 20 years. We find out later he is struggling to make a sustainable income.

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Michele is a concierge at Rieux's surgery building. He doesn't believe that the rats are a big deal, therefore he doesn't take the plague seriously. Once he has buboes on his body he is used as evidence that the plague has transferred from the rats to the humans. 

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Michele is a concierge at Rieux's surgery building. He doesn't believe that the rats are a big deal, therefore he doesn't take the plague seriously. Once he has buboes on his body he is used as evidence that the plague has transferred from the rats to the humans. 

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The first to die of the plague, i think Michele, paints a fascinating picture of how such unconcerned people in the town are until an issue is actively killing them, seeing as even he doesn't believe anything is wrong until moments before his death. (Social Commentary from Camus perhaps?)

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Cottard offers an interesting perspective on the story. Mentally, he is elsewhere, but he seems to portray multiple different personalities, which could maybe affect the narrative as we dive further into the book(?)

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Cottard offers an interesting perspective on the story. Mentally, he is elsewhere, but he seems to portray multiple different personalities, which could maybe affect the narrative as we dive further into the book(?)

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I think we've been the recipients of some very interesting perspective from the doctor, when the narration offers his thoughts, it seems that he's an essentially compassionate person, but is rather removed from the woes of the general populous framing himself as slightly above them

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We have learned that Tarrou was a man visiting Oran before the plague hit. We can also see that he is takes a different form of observant from the other characters which we see in his daily journal entries. Its also that he is well off, doesn't work. Lastly, he mentions something about not wanting to waste time and that one should constantly be aware of time.

He's is an interesting character because his observations alsmot allow for a different view point on the events happening in Oran.

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I find Cottard interesting because he completely changes his personality after his attempted suicide. I don't know whether this is because he has found a new appreciation for life or something else has changed.

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I find Tarrou interesting because he is the outsider in Oran. He lives in an apartment and mingles with the dancers and people of lower class compared to the Doctor. He keeps a journal of all of his observations. These observations can be actions, bits of dialogue, and appearances.

You get to see the town in a more unbiased way because he doesn't see himself as better than the townsfolk. The randomness of his actions are almost as random as the plague itself.

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Tarrou is someone who thinks in depth, meaning he looks at the factors of conversation but not the conversations themselves. That is a super strange concept to think about since conversations are usually personalized and meaningful, regardless the topic. 

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Tarrou is someone who thinks in depth, meaning he looks at the factors of conversation but not the conversations themselves. That is a super strange concept to think about since conversations are usually personalized and meaningful, regardless the topic. 

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We know that he lives in a hotel in the center of Oran where he recently came, and he keeps a journal about things and events he witnesses on a daily basis. These events are often ironic and pretty peculiar, and seem to have no real significance. However, they connect back to themes we find in the book. He is particularly interesting to me because of his observation of the man across him who spits on cats. This is seemingly such a random action, but I think it connects back to a theme of absurdism throughout the novel.

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Cottard eludes to a crime that he has commited in the past, and his attempted suicide gaisn him more attention. His mental state is constantly referenced by Grand. Grand mentions that he seems to have has a "shift in character". This includes his change in ideology and attitude torwards others . This change is written off as purly a symptom of the current situation, though, Grand eludes to his criminial past.

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Cottard seems to live in a constant state of paranoia. He's super interesting because after his suicide attempt he completely has a shift in character which is noted in the book. His relationship with human contact is also super interesting to think about because he seems to have a motive for each friendship he is apart of.