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Course Hero. "The Plague Study Guide." Course Hero. 2 Dec. 2016. Web. 26 Sep. 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Plague/>.
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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Dr. Bernard Rieux | Dr. Bernard Rieux is a doctor in Oran and the narrator of the story. Read More |
| Jean Tarrou | Jean Tarrou is a philosophical visitor to Oran whose notes provide many of the details of Dr. Bernard Rieux's account. Read More |
| Joseph Grand | Joseph is a government clerk struggling with lack of job advancement, a failed marriage, and unsuccessful attempts at writing. Read More |
| Raymond Rambert | A Paris journalist, Raymond Rambert is trapped in the city when the quarantine begins. Read More |
| Cottard | A paranoid, fearful criminal, Cottard finds that the plague improves his life in more ways than one. Read More |
| Father Paneloux | A Jesuit priest, Father Paneloux tries to make sense of the plague in religious terms. Read More |
| Asthmatic Man | A Spaniard with asthma is one of Dr. Rieux's patients and expresses the perspective of Oran's citizens. |
| Dr. Castel | Dr. Castel correctly diagnoses the strange illness as the plague, and later develops the anti-plague serum. |
| Garcia | Garcia is a criminal who puts Rambert in touch with Raoul in efforts to help Rambert escape the quarantined city. |
| Gonzales | Gonzales is a criminal who tries to arrange Rambert's escape. |
| Jeanne Grand | Jeanne is Joseph Grand's wife, to whom he wants to write a letter, but can't find the right words for it. |
| Louis | Louis is a sentry who tries to help Rambert escape. |
| Marcel | Marcel is a sentry who tries to help Rambert escape. |
| M. Michel | M. Michel works in Dr. Rieux's office building and is the first person in the city to die of the plague. |
| Jacques Othon | The son of M. Othon, Jacques Othon dies after he receives a failed anti-plague serum. |
| M. Othon | M. Othon is a judge in the city of Oran. |
| Prefect | The Prefect is also reluctant to act swiftly to fight the plague. |
| Raoul | Raoul is hired to help Rambert escape the city. |
| Dr. Richard | Dr. Richard shows reluctance to acknowledge the illness as the plague and to take any action to fight it. |
| Mme. Rieux | Mme. Rieux, Dr. Rieux's mother, comes to live with him while his sick wife is away. |
| Mme. Rieux | Mme. Rieux, Dr. Rieux's wife, is absent for most of the novel, and dies as the plague finally recedes. |
| Spitting Man | A man who gleefully spits on cats is a representative of the absurd. |
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