Dr. Bernard Rieux
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Dr. Bernard Rieux is the rational, compassionate physician who narrates and leads the fight against a devastating epidemic in Albert Camus’s novel "The Plague."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Bernard Rieux canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel character ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Plague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
duty and responsibility
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human solidarity ⓘ suffering and compassion ⓘ the absurd ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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courageous ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ rational ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Father Paneloux
NERFINISHED
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Jean Tarrou NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Grand NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Rambert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Father Paneloux’s religious interpretation of the plague ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Albert Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | focus on relieving suffering rather than seeking metaphysical meaning ⓘ |
| familyMember | mother ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Oran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | epidemic plague in Oran ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1947 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
existentialist fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| leads | medical response to the plague in Oran ⓘ |
| literaryRole | Camusian model of quiet heroism ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | provides documentary-style account of the epidemic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator revealed at the end of the novel ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
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physician ⓘ |
| philosophicalAlignment |
absurdism
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humanism ⓘ |
| religiousView | non-believer ⓘ |
| represents |
ethical response to suffering
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solidarity in the face of absurdity ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
narrator of The Plague
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protagonist of The Plague ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | seriously ill wife ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ordinary decency
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resistance to fatalism ⓘ |
| treats | plague victims in Oran ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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