The Myth of Sisyphus
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1. Absurdity and Suicide 2. Absurd Walls 3. Philosophical Suicide 4. Absurd Freedom 5. The Absurd Man 6. Don Juanism 7. Drama 8. Conquest 9. Philosophy and Fiction 10. Kirilov 11. Ephemeral Creation 12. The Myth of Sisyphus
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All Themes Absurdism and Meaning Humankind and the Natural World Masculinity Philosophy and Art
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Characters
All Characters Sisyphus Albert Camus Don Juan The Actor The Conqueror Kirilov Fyodor Dostoevsky Soren Kierkegaard
Symbols
All Symbols Sisyphus’ Rock
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The Myth of Sisyphus

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Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus Symbols

Sisyphus’ Rock

Sisyphus’ rock represents mankind’s absurd dilemma, which is ultimately impossible to resolve—that is, that mankind longs for reason and meaning in the world, but the world refuses to answer that longing. Sisyphus was a…

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