Absurdity, why does an event occur and the most obvious one not? Many philosophers question the absurdity and how it affects our daily lives. But no matter how much it is analyzed, there is no explanation of the absurd. As pleasant as the world may be at times, there is no order and no reason for the events that occur. Albert Camus, the expert author of many extraordinary books, knew this idea and understood its meaning, which in turn influenced many of his great novels. One of his excellent novels, "The Plague", shows the ideas of absurdity in many aspects. One is the idea of ​​an absurd hero, or someone who realizes that the world lacks order, yet through that spectacular revelation continues through his respected life. Camus develops the characters in “The Plague” to represent the characteristics of an absurdist hero. A main character, Doctor Rieux, is one of the best characters to describe the basics of the absurd hero. He understands that the world is absurd, but continues his work anyway. An absurd hero is developed according to the six principles of existentialism: anxiety, death, emptiness, existence precedes essence, absurdity and alienation. These six principles explain the overwhelming question: “Why do we exist?” To understand why we exist, we must first ask ourselves why the absurd happens. Camus did this. Camus develops the plot of his existential novel through a plethora of absurd events that reinforce the overall theme of the novel. An example of this is how the city of Oran throws it back into the sea at random times. This is very strange, because an isolated city between the sea and a mountain range would like to distance itself from the only source of its salvation and from one of the few ways in which it could connect... middle of paper.. ....dity. The timing of the rats' arrival was random, the people dying were random. Everything about the plague was absurd and Dr. Rieux knew it, but he continued his work anyway. This is why Doctor Rieux is a perfect example of an absurd hero. At the end of the novel Doctor Rieux survives and life slowly returns to normal in Oran. As Rieux said, even if the plague was over, in reality the plague had never ended, it had never ended. Eventually the mice would return and the events described would repeat themselves. Rieux understood this because he understood that the world was absurd and chaotic. Every event that happened didn't need a reason, and it happened despite everything. All he could do was live in the moment, fulfill his duties, and accept that the absurdity was ever so present. This is the basis of an absurd hero, and Rieux is the prime example of an existential character.