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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All Characters Sisyphus Albert Camus Don Juan The Actor The Conqueror Kirilov Fyodor Dostoevsky Soren Kierkegaard
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All Symbols Sisyphus’ Rock
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The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis Summary
  • 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
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Absurdism and Meaning Theme Icon
    Absurdism and Meaning
  • Humankind and the Natural World Theme Icon
    Humankind and the Natural World
  • Masculinity Theme Icon
    Masculinity
  • Philosophy and Art Theme Icon
    Philosophy and Art
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Sisyphus
  • Albert Camus
  • Don Juan
  • The Actor
  • The Conqueror
  • Kirilov
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Soren Kierkegaard
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Sisyphus’ Rock Symbol Icon
    Sisyphus’ Rock
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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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