Modern Day // Emma Kate Patterson

 Throughout reading this book I haven't helped but to constantly compare it to modern day. It is quite funny that we are reading about a plague as we live through one. As I began to read part four I could not help but think about the many months of quarantined we endured wondering when this would all be over. I see this at the beginning of part four as it talked about living at a standstill almost as if the sickness was in control. In the book it states," Throughout September and October the town lay prostrate, at the mercy of the plague." (Camus, 189). I cannot help but remember back to Spring of 2020 when the whole country shut down and sat waiting for the virus to be cured or reduced. We were once at a standstill controlled by a virus that we could not yet control. I cannot help but sympathize with the characters as their situation and the disease they were going through was much worse. Since that spring we have made major advances in the controlling of this virus. Although we have not yet eradicated it, it not longer controls out daily lives. We dreamed of the light at the end of the tunnel and we can finally see it.


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  1. Emmett BryantFebruary 21, 2022 at 7:40 PM

    I don't think it could have been anymore perfect timing. I love it honestly because I think it gives us even more insight to Albert's work than if we would have read it with absolutely no context or relatability. But, because we see what COVID has done and how it has caused people to suffer we could look at Albert's book through a surreal lens. - Emmett Bryant

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  2. Braylan StringfellowFebruary 22, 2022 at 9:17 AM

    I have been doing the same about comparing this story to today. The fact that this story is relatable to us does give us a bit of an advantage to understanding that the characters are dealing with. In the sole context of understanding this book, the epidemic has been a blessing in disguise to us. Other than that though, COVID absolutely sucks, and I’m ready for it to be completely over.

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