The ending of "The Plague"
For me, the ending of "The Plague" was a bit anticlimactic. The story seems to fall apart, in my opinion. Firstly, because Tarrou dies just as everyone is recovering from the plague. Tarrou, who had been keeping the account that Dr. Rieux uses throughout his narration, dies just as the plague ends. We meet him at the very beginning of the book and it seems as though his job is completed with the end of the plague. I was kind of disappointed by this because I wanted to see a happy ending for all of the characters; however, that did not happen in this case. Additionally, Cottard seems to go insane when the plague ends. This part confused me because neither Grand nor Reiux reacted in the way I would've thought. They weren't really worried about Cottard or inquiring as to what was happening. They just laugh at him and continue on. I feel like this scene is a little messy because there isn't enough explanation as to why Cottard has "gone mad." I get that th...