![]() And what drives this destruction? Well, good old-fashioned capitalistic greed of course.Ĭamus nailed it right on the first page, an impressive feat for someone that did not have modern scientific studies to back him up. ![]() These are the pre-existing conditions to the onset of the plague in the novel, and if we really think about it, they are also pretty accurate in our own time as well.Įxperts from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) do believe that it is the destruction of nature that is the underlying cause of the emergence of pandemics like Covid-19, and more to come if we don’t stop. In other words, Camus begins his work with a harsh critique of modern human society: its disconnection with nature and self-absorbed materialism. It is a city where “you never hear the beat of wings or the rustle of leaves.” The inhabitants are equally “boring” to Camus, as they are primarily concerned with “doing business” and devote most of their time to “making money, as much as possible.” On the very first page of “The Plague” Camus describes the seaside town of Oran before the plague hits as being “ugly” and without “trees or gardens”. ![]() ![]() Disconnection: The Root Cause of Pandemics ![]()
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