In The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus illustrates the meaningless of human existence, and He expands upon this theory in his later novel, The Plague, in which he personifies these reactions to the human condition within the novels" characters. ... Cottard is an unpopular and socially inept character in The Plague, who out of a guilty conscious and fear of his, unsuccessfully attempts suicide. The advent of the plague marks a transformation in his character, he glories in the safety that the pestilence provides, and even goes as far as to exploit the situation to gain monetary wealth. ... The evolutio...

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