Girard & Friends: Recent Episodes
Mitchell J. & Brandon G.
In Part 3, we find a city devastated by death. As the plague tears through Oran, residents are forced to cope with their fear and grief in unusual ways. Part 4 provides a unique analysis of humanism and faithfulness. Listen to this episode and see if you agree with our understanding of Camus' portrayal of humanism and Christianity.
In Part 2, we see how the residents of Oran respond to the plague. Read Part 2 and then join Girard & Friends as we put the book's main themes into conversation with the ideas of René Girard.
The Plague is a story for the modern world. In Part 1, we're introduced to the residents of an Algerian port city as they gradually discover their lives are being upended by a strange disease. Camus's prose resonates with our current pandemic. Contemporary readers of The Plague will find themselves face-to-face with troubling questions about modern values and habits. Read Part 1 and then join Girard & Friends as we discuss the book's main themes.
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