By embracing the absurd, it means that we accept all the unreasonable things that the world has to offer. In a very engaging and interesting manner, the author states that humans should embrace the absurd. The author compares the absurdity of human life with the situation of Sisyphus, a Greek mythological figure who was condemned to forever repeat a meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain only to see it roll down again. During the course of the book, Camus outlines numerous approaches to the absurd life. The author states that to realize the reason for our existence, we need to break the norms of normalcy and revolt. Is life worth living? If life does not possess any significance when confronted with the reality of human existence, is suicide our only alternative? In the essay, Camus introduces the readers to his philosophy of the absurd where man’s futile search for meaning, unity and clarity is questioned.
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