A book of horrors, fear and death. "The Plague" is a book by Albert Camus that weaves these emotions and events into a suspenseful tale. Each paragraph and section is written and structured in such a way as to give the reader insight into the feelings of the plague victims and to display a theme in some way. The passage from section 4, part 4, line number 1 to line number 35 gives us a glimpse of the melancholy of the people of Oran towards their deceased loved ones to the point that they do not participate in the Commemoration of the Dead, because they thought of them too much as it was. Albert Camus fills this passage with figurative devices, including diction, personification, pathetic fallacy, metaphors, irony, and a turning point. The first two paragraphs suggest that it was a perfect environment for participation in the All Souls Day, describing several characteristics of the environment that correspond to the All Souls Day. However, Albert Camus uses a twist and several devices to show how ironic it was that they were not present. The author makes it clearly visible that the setting was suitable for the Day of the Dead through diction and pathetic fallacy. “the weather suited the season,” “mild autumn air,” “cool wind,” and “large clouds… trailing shadows.” These reflect on the suitability of time and environment for the season of mourning and grief, not happiness. The device continues to "show" the suitability of the environment for pain. “Shiny and rubberized clothes,” “Southern European plagues,” and “greasy clothes.” These tools of diction refer to the similarity of the condition of Oran to the conditions of Europe long ago, a hundred biennials ago, during the bubonic plague, where people were thought to be wearing oil... middle of paper... ...the habit of irony grew in him (Tarrou) more and more: every day was a Day of the Dead for us.”. The ironic figure here also helps the reader to understand the plight of the citizens and their deep pain and to what extent this pain affects everyone. "The Plague" is a novel interwoven with beautiful and stylistic devices used by Albert Camus to portray and clarify the message and theme of each passage. This passage in particular used diction, pathetic fallacy, metaphors, a twist, and irony to portray the message, that despite it being All Souls' Day, the plague had hardened the hearts of the victims' and casualties' families, and so did do not participate in All Souls' Day because they think deeply about them. Thus helping the reader to understand the overall message of the book about how much the citizens suffered due to the plague.