Albert Camus, "The Plague". Basically a series of character studies of how different people respond differently to the same external pressure (being quarantine

Albert Camus, "The Plague". Basically a series of character studies of how different people respond differently to the same external pressure (being quarantined in a city stricken by bubonic plague on the North African coast in the early 20th century). The lesson was that it's essentially up to you how you respond to difficulties of various sorts; and actions matter more than words. Curiously relevant to the recent (ongoing?) pandemic as well.