The essay concludes, "The struggle itself is enough to fill a man's heart. The final chapter compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. It requires revolt." He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. Does the realization of the absurd require suicide? Camus answers: "No.
In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd: man's futile search for meaning, unity, and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternal truths or values.
The English translation by Justin O'Brien was first published in 1955. "The Myth of Sisyphus" is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. This is a summary and analysis of "The Myth of Sisyphus".
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