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The Real Plague Although never given permission to kill, by supernatural or natural means, man has reserved for himself the right to kill other men. This self-imposed right has been put into use in our civilizations and countries. Whether train of logic is offered or not, murder is very difficult to justify. As existentialists believe, "honesty with oneself" cannot be compromised in any shape or form. Why, then, does man murder? Perhaps man tries to …

…jury, and judge. No individual would place blame upon him, unless he is an existentialist. Tarrou is this person. What makes his situation all the more complex is the fact that he believes that all imposed deaths are unjustified, and, because he has contributed to the deaths of these people, he is faced with a huge burden. The desire to rid himself of plague becomes Tarrou¡¦s greatest virtue, and obstacle¡Xnot to be ignorant. .