Irony in the Myth of Sisyphus All myths thrive on irony. The Myth of Sisyphus, for example. ... From reading the Myth, "Camus associates Sisyphus as an absurd hero, for his actions on earth, and for his punishment in the underworld" (Wood 1). ... However, Camus does say, "Myths are made for the imagination to breathe life into them" (1203). ... In the Myth, Sisyphus is doomed to an eternity of hopeless struggle. ...

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When I think about Sisyphus, I am reminded of the words to a song that I was taught by my parents when I was a child. ... The underlying theme in the Myth of Sisyphus is one that can be used by and should be taught to us all. ... Sisyphus, as we came to know him, is aware. Albert Camus even tells us so, "But when he had seen again the face of this world, he no longer wanted to go back to the infernal darkness". ... Sisyphus could be happy that he is comfortable with his situation. ...

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. "- Albert Camus Albert Camus uses "The Guest " ˜to communicate the separation that humans experience at heart, his idea of absurdity and a sense of moral distress. ... The story is about a Man name Daru who is a lonesome schoolteacher in camus boyhood home of algeria. ... Taking one example from The Myth of Sisyphus, The Absurd Hero is present when the figure of Sisyphus realized that he had no hope, but he acknowledged the truth and tried to conquer it. Sisyphus is The Absurd Hero. ... Albert Camus claims that when Sisyphus himself recognized the futility of his duty and of the cer...

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