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Grand seems to be respected by everyone as he is known for his acts of kindness. He lives a simile life but was educated and cares a lot about his family and friends. -abby

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I thought that Richards character was so interesting because he was similar to some public figures we see today during the pandemic. Him not wanting say that its a plague, his wait and see policy, and not wanting to make the plague seem too bad was similar to many modern politicians.

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I think what makes Rieux a very interesting character is the very large difference compared to the others. He has a more straight forward thinking unlike others.

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The mother is a little interesting to me. She is small, has silver hair, and has dark eyes. We don't know much about her, but a particular line was intriguing to me. They were noticing all of the rats in the streets, and "The doctor's mother took it quite calmly. 'It's like that sometimes,' she said vaguely." (14)

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I think it's interesting to read how individuals of faith interpreted the Plague. Paneloux sees it as "a punishment sent by God". Regardless, his narrative shows how another characters copes and interprets the unfortunate events in the novel.

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I think the fact that Rieux starts to notice the seriousness of things earlier and his logical approach to things makes him a very interesting character. I think that often even today people like him have been ignored, so its interesting to see this is not a new thing

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Michel is the first one to die from the plague. I think he is an interesting character because I think his death is making a jump start for people in Oran to start thinking about this as something serious.

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Michel was a short lived character in this book. He was one of the first cases of the plague and also one of the first who died quite a horrific death.

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Tarrou is intriguing because he is an outsider who stumbles upon the situation by chance. He focusses on details very much and writes about non-essential parts of the main storyline. He seems to find amusement in the flaws and people of the town.

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we know that this guy wakes up and spits on cats after lunch. Its pretty weird but I think we will learn more about him as the book progresses.

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we know that this guy wakes up and spits on cats after lunch. Its pretty weird but I think we will learn more about him as the book progresses.

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The only thing that we know about this man is his routine. We know that everyday after lunch, he goes outside onto his balcony and spits on the cats below him. Something that interests me about this, is why Tarrou wanted to include this within his stories. I wonder why this man was significant to Tarrou.

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tarrou is interesting because he adds new opinions to the story that make the reader think in a different way.

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tarrou is interesting because he adds new opinions to the story that make the reader think in a different way.

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I find Tarrou interesting because of what Rieux said about what he writes about- that it's very detail oriented and he often focuses on details that normal historians would pass up. I'm wondering if his writings have a lot of important substance to them that will prove important to the story later on.

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All we know about this man is that he dresses militarily and is always looking his best and everyday after lunch he spits on cats in front of his porch. Although when the cats disappear he isn't dressed as nice. As I was reading I was wondering what significance this scene held. Like why did Camus feel the need to include something so weird.

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Tarrou is interesting to me because of the sort of mysterious set of circumstances that put him where he is. it's interesting to me that he is in town for no known reason, as that was probably an oddity at the time period camus wrote this especially. he almost acts like a journalist in the way he comes into town and records what is happening around him

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Cottard was originally very secretive as he kept to himself. He was mysterious as he was a traveling salesmen who did not spend a lot on hotels and restaurants. He did not trust others. But there is a shift in his behavior after his suicide attempt that is a big deal to Grand. I think this shift is interesting. -abby

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I don't particularly like this character, but I do find him interesting nonetheless. Why does he follow this routine, what prompted him to begin it in the first place? We know he has this odd routine, but we know nothing about why he has it.

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Grand seems like a good person in the book. He either seems sefless or he just refuses to seek help and to stand up for himself. He accepts his sucky job and super low pay because he knows he is helping others and is still able to live a simple enjoyable life. We don't exactly know if it is because he enjoys being a minimalist or is taken advantage of and won't stand up for himself.

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I think Rieux is one of the more reliable characters. He's serious and is less mysterious than other characters. Reliable person since he is honest.

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I find Tarrou interesting because of the details and things he writes in his journal. It brings the perspective of an outsider to the story.

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I think that Rieux's very calculated and logical way of thinking is interesting, as it is pretty different from most protagonists I've read in books.

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Something that I found interesting about Tarrou, is that he is slightly mysterious. No one knows where he came from or why he decided to come to the town. I think the way he narrates his stories and which stories he choses to tell is very interesting.

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He is a magistrate.
I think he is interesting because Tarrou doesn't seem to like him and also seems to maybe have an interesting point of view due to being a magistrate.

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Tarrou is alright. He's somewhat eccentric, and that comes off a lot when it switches to his point of narrative. Its also interesting to read from his pov because he goes in and gives detailed explanations of what he sees. Hes more philosophical and less serious than Rieux.

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I find it very interesting that this man kind of just came into the town and no one knows why. I also find it interesting that even though no one knows him in town he takes it upon himself to record things he sees happen. For example the cat spitter or the conversation between the men on the rail road. So far all we know about him is that he is a stranger in town and they he likes to record everyday occurrences in a peculiar manner.

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I find Tarrou interesting in the way that he makes his journal entries. He doesn't stop at just writing down what is there. He copies down dialogue word-for-word(as far as I can tell) and adds the words "Query" and "Answer", so as to make his own inferences as to what is happening.

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I find it intriguing that everyday he has the same routine of stepping out onto his balcony, ripping up paper and waiting for cats to come so he can spit on them.

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I found tarrou interesting because of the way he just quickly came into the story and through his journal writing. He records everything he sees or hears.

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What we know: He dresses militarily and he has white hair that is smoothed back. Every day after lunch, he steps out onto a balcony, calls for the cats, tears up white paper and lets the pieces fall onto the cats. Once the cats are beneath the man, he carefully aims and spits on them.
Mainly, I find it intriguing that Tarrou is so interested in this scene, and I wonder if the scene could have any significance later on in the book.