only to have it roll back down each time he gets it to the top?
Even if you haven't read Camus' thoughts on him, do you think that he represents only frustration, or can there be purpose and value in his actions, even when doomed to frustration?
2007-08-07 06:36:13 · 10 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is symbolic of mans strugle against the world. If he quits pushing it will crush him to dust. There is purpose in life, work, learn, enjoy. Even if it is only for that brief moment when the boulder rolls down the hill.
2007-08-07 06:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by Morty Smith C137 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't they attach something to the boulder so that when it rolled down the hill it would transfer the energy to some machines that could feed Cerberus or pull some carts, or anything.
Of course, maybe if it did anything productive the punishment wouldn't be strong enough. Of course does he get stronger pushing the boulder up the hill? Then it would get easier over time.
Hmm....
2007-08-07 06:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, well familar with the myth.
And in practice the concept must be familiar to any gardener...
Tasks that are never-ending but are ordained, needful, or accepted voluntarily.
Lewis Carroll's "Red Queen's Race", where you have to run as fast as you can just to stay in the same place, is a more modern piece of mythology also grounded in reality.
And there can be meaning just in the task, without relying on the hope of completion, or of a final triumph.
Though I'm not sure everyone would find it.
2007-08-07 07:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purpose & Value. I plan on dying in a few decades (equivalent to being frustrated by the inability of the boulder to remain on the hill) but I still believe my life has meaning.
Poseiden: Prometheus gave humans fire and has to eat his liver, which keeps growing back.
2007-08-07 06:40:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I HAVE read Le Mythe du Sisyphus by Camus, do my thoughts count?
2007-08-07 06:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't this part of Dante's Inferno?? He is being punished for something...
I could be wrong..
2007-08-07 06:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by SisterSue 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Answer that, and you will know if it's worthwhile being here at R&S.
2007-08-07 06:46:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that was prometheus. Hmm.. memory slipping...
2007-08-07 06:39:52 · answer #8 · answered by PoseidenNeptuneReturns 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think i heard this story in a movie.not sure though.
2007-08-07 06:39:43 · answer #9 · answered by Cristian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and yes :)
2007-08-07 06:39:04 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋