What heroic qualities are exhibited by the townspeople in their fight against the plague in the novel "The Plague" by Albert Camus.

It is necessary to point out, throughout Albert Camus' novel "The Plague", heroic qualities are evident in all characters during the time of the plague. Such qualities, shared by all, are values that are subject to an individual's own interpretation of what makes one "heroic". As such interpretations are consistently variant, there is a need to narrow down and restrict such a generalized view on heroic traits, and define the exact qualities that make an …

…sense of purpose than merely 'living' with such a situation as it comes. Instead, they actively fight it the only way they know how, and whilst it may seem like the normal response in such circumstances, Riuex observes that , "... what we learn in time of pestilence: that there are more things to admire in men than to despise." Thus, proving the heroism that lies within such people during the times when it is most required.