1. Camus
Camus existential theory is developed in The Myth of Sisyphus when he explores "the one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide" (Sisyphus 1). ... These reactions can be divided into three subgroups as reactions pertaining to the possibility of living in the absurd: suicide, denial, and hope. Camus regards suicide as an incomprehensible solution to the absurd because it confirms the reality without resolving it. ... Cottard is an unpopular and socially inept character in The Plague, who out of a guilty conscious and fear of his, unsuccessfully attempts suicide. ... Camus tole...
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