Abstract

In his philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus delineates the concept of the Absurd in his attempt to provide some explanation on the absurdity of life in postmodern view. Camus derives the truth of absurdity in human life from a gap between an innate human desire for clarity and the irrationality of the world. Camus talks about the emotional and intellectual appearance of The Absurd when death annihilates all one’s desires for immortality. There is a “bad fit” between human and the world; while one is looking for clarity in the world, yet the irrational world is totally indifferent to one’s demands. The Absurd arises when there is no compatibility between the human and an irrational, unreasonable, and indifferent universe. As the term ‘‘absurd” is always considered problematic and difficult to be discussed and defined, a critical review of Camus’s concept of The Absurd in The Myth of Sisyphus is necessary to give a clearer picture of Camus’s philosophical ideas as well as provide readers with tangible insights of the term. This effort is seen as an attempt to “make sense” of the absurdity of life in connection to one’s existence.