For Camus, Sisyphus's consciousness was both the source of his torment and his victory.

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Albert Camus posits in "The Myth of Sisyphus" that Sisyphus's awareness of his futile task—forever rolling a boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down—renders his labor absurd. However, it is this very consciousness and his ability to find meaning in the struggle itself that Camus argues makes Sisyphus an emblem of human resilience and triumph over the absurd.

For Camus, Sisyphus's Consciousness Was Both the Source of His