When the plague suddenly came to the city of Oran, the people were bewildered. The politicians were arrogant and ignorant, trying to smooth over their faults and even to seek their personal profits. The villains who had ever been overshadowed, suddenly became influential by the black market. Ordinary citizens were scared, helpless but greedy, living a decadent live every day. The city was closed step by step, no one could gain a free access. The trapped citizens couldn’t stop thinking about their families and friends. That’s when the doctor Rieux, the leading role of this novel stepped forward bravely and helped those suffering a lot from the plague. At the same time, Rieux’s wife was in the sanatorium far away from Oran, hovering between life and death. However, the plague finally vanished just like their suddenly coming. Although the good news replaced people's fear, people in Oran would never forget the nightmare which the plague had ever brought to them.3XzJpQ