From this quote, we can gather that through the consciousness of our futile acts, we can overcome their futility and find a way to make them meaningful. Camus claims that “the lucdity that was to constitue his torture at the same time crowns his victory”. This is the most important part of Sisyphus’ existence because it is here that he becomes “superior to his fate.” Sisyphus is made superior to his fate, through consciousness, because he thinks of his circumstance and will then transform his torture into his victory. Camus states, “At each of those moments when he leaves the heights and gradually sinks toward the lairs of the gods, he is superior to his fate. It is at the point when he must walk down the hill that he becomes conscious. From Camus’ perspective, in order to live a meaningful life, we must remain aware of our fate while simultaneously revolting it.ĭuring the futile act that is Sisyphus’ fate, there is a point where he becomes conscious of his task’s futility. Therefore, by Sisyphus revolting against his death, he is given value through the consciousness of it. Camus reflects on how revolt gives us value. We can be aware of this, however, we seem to be occupied with living in the future and obsessing over our past. We refuse to think about our death even though it is our fate. Camus claims that the only way to refuse death is to live. Although Sisyphus’ return to Earth was not very long, that act alone was his refusal of death. When the gods find him, they immediately take him to the underworld and force his fate onto him. Sisyphus revolted against his death by running off to continue living. When arriving to Earth, Camus says, “Many years more he lived facing the curve of the gulf, the sparkling sea, and the smiles of earth”. Through Pluto’s granting of Sisyphus’ request, Sisyphus was able to return to Earth. For Sisyphus, the acknowledgement of the futility of his task is what gives his bleak existence meaning.ĭue to the futile labor and torture that Sisyphus must endure, he revolts against his death by seeking permission from Pluto to return to Earth. What Camus means is that through the acknowledgement of a crushing fate, one can overcome that fate. Camus states that “crushing truths perish from being acknowledged”.
Camus claims that Sisyphus acknowledges the futility of his duty and the certainty of his fate. This identifies that Sisyphus finds passion in pushing the rock up the hill. Camus reflects, “The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart”.
At this point, Sisyphus walks back down the hill to repeat the process of pushing the boulder up the hill. When Sisyphus finally pushes the boulder to the top of the hill, he finds that the boulder rolls back down to where it started. Sisyphus is punished by having to push a boulder up a hill. By his choice of water as a blessing, Sisyphus was punished in the underworld. AEsopus was complaining to Sisyphus about his daughter’s disappearance, when Sisyphus, who knew of the abduction, offered information in exchange for water. Sisyphus is used as a representation of the human condition.Īt the beginning of The Myth of Sisyphus, there had been an abduction of AEsopus’ daughter, AEgina. When Sisyphus sides with life, he finds himself cursed to futile labor. Camus talks about the ways in which Sisyphus is sentenced to punishment because he chose life over death. In Camus’ story, The Myth of Sisyphus, Sisyphus is convicted to futile labor, revolts against his own death, and is perceived as the absurd hero. Camus identifies these consequences as revolt, freedom, and passion. Of this encounter are raised three consequences. By our consciousness of our lack of purpose, we come face-to-face with the absurd. Others, such as Albert Camus, claim that our life has no purpose and it is through the consciousness of our lack of purpose that we can find meaning. Some may say that life is worth living because of this search. Today, we find ourselves striving to find meaning in our lives by attending university, finding a career, and making enough money to live comfortably.
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