A book of horrors, fear and death. “The Plague” is a book by Albert Camus that weaves these emotions and events into a suspenseful story. Each paragraph and section is written and structured in a way to give the reader insight into the plague victims' feelings and to somewhat show a theme. The passage from section 4, part 4, line number 1 to line number 35 gives us an insight into the melancholy of the people of Oran towards their deceased loved ones to the point that they do not attend the Day of the Dead, because they thought there would had too many. Albert Camus fills this passage with figurative devices, including diction, personification, pathetic fallacy, metaphors, irony, and a twist. The first two paragraphs suggest that this was a perfect environment for participation in All Hallows' Day, describing several features of the environment that correspond to All Hallows' Day. However, Albert Camus uses a twist and several devices to show how ironic it was not to attend. The author clearly shows that the environment was conducive to All Saints' Day, through diction and pathetic fallacy. “the weather was in season”, “the soft autumn air”, “the cool wind” and “heavy clouds... trailing shadows”. These reflect on the suitability of time and environment for the season of mourning and sorrow, not the season of happiness. The device continues to “show” the suitability of the environment for grief. “Shiny, rubberized clothes,” “plagues of southern Europe,” and “oiled clothes.” These speech devices refer to the similarity of the condition of Oran to the conditions of Europe a long time ago, a hundred years ago, during the bubonic plague, when it was thought that people wore oil...... middle of paper.... ...the habit of irony grew more and more in him (Tarrou) - every day was the Day of the Dead for us. The ironic figure here also helps the reader understand the situation of the locals and their prolonged grief and how much this grief affects everyone. “The Plague” is a novel woven with beautiful stylistic devices used by Albert Camus to describe and clarify the situation. message and theme of each passage. This passage specifically used diction, pathetic fallacies, metaphors, twist and irony to depict the message that although it was All Saints' Day, the plague had hardened the hearts of the victims' families and incidents, and thus not attend All Souls' Day because they think deeply about them. Thus helping the reader understand the overall message of the book about how much the townspeople were suffering from the plague..