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In this passage, the situation in Oran has gotten more serious. The plague has killed many of the town's citizens, and the town's gates have been shut to the outside world. We're told that the true result of the plague, at least at first, is exile. What does Camus mean by "exile?"
Literally, of course, the plague exiles the town from the rest of the world, and vice versa. People in Oran can't leave their community, for fear that they'd spread the plague to the rest of human society. Such a plot device allows Oran to stand in for all…