What is the story told in the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice? What is the significance of the episode in which Tarrou and Rambert attend a performance of Gluck's opera, Orpheus and Eurydice?
Research the history of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. What were the goals of the French leaders, such as Pierre Laval, who openly collaborated with the Germans? How did they justify their actions?
Reread the first chapter of The Plague, in which Rieux describes the town of Oran and its people. Is Rieux really as objective.....
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