Some interesting connections can be made between the philosophical discussion in The Myth of Sisyphus and the existential themes found in The Plague . The Myth of Sisyphus pp. We get the idea. Grand is eager to know and to help, and we are introduced to him as he is requesting the Doctor's assistance for another character, Cottard, who Grand believes has attempted suicide. Camus is suggesting that one must accept the absurdity of one's fate, regardless of what that fate is.
Suicide is a repudiation.
The absurd man can only drain everything to the bitter end and deplete himself. Of the several significant characters in The Plague , there is one who demonstrates the particular defiance Camus has in mind. In order to return to the woman he loves, Rambert initially makes several unsuccessful attempts to escape the confines of the locked gates around the town. The main characters become well aware of the fact that they cannot allow the plague to reign around them. His claw-like fingers were feebly plucking at the sides of the bed.