For your essay, you should persuade your reader to see the COVID-19 pandemic and ourselves fr

Prompt and Purpose: Many people—myself included—are still struggling to come to terms (emotionally, mentally, and/or physically) with the pandemic. You have read Camus’ The Plague, but your audience has not, so with your insider knowledge, what central insight from the novel would you like to share? Since we are still navigating this ongoing, challenging COVID pandemic, and the novel is about a pandemic, what do you think should be our takeaway from the novel? For your essay, you should persuade your reader to see the COVID-19 pandemic and ourselves from your new perspective informed by the novel. In short, use The Plague as an interpretive lens for analyzing and comparing our own situation today.

Scope: This is a relatively short essay, 1000-1250 words. Thus, I ask that you narrow your essay by focusing in great depth on only one character from the novel, such as Grand, Rieux, Tarrou, Paneloux, Rambert, Cottard, or Othon. Each of these characters responds to the pandemic in a unique way, so each will offer much to write about. You don’t necessarily need to choose an honorable character; feel free to focus on a flawed character (and, actually, they’re all flawed characters)—if that’s the character that will best help you illustrate your point. In order to enjoy writing this essay, you should write about the character in the novel who most interested you. Analyze your character throughout your entire essay.

In your introduction, preferably in the last sentence, state your thesis. Make a claim someone could agree or disagree with, and provide a central supporting reason to back up that claim. Try to include a counterargument so that your thesis passes the “so what” test.
As for source, only use one source- http://www.24grammata.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/The_Plague__Albert_Camus-24grammata.com_.pdf

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