In Camus's Retelling of the Myth of Sisyphus, Sisyphus' Stone

question 273

Multiple Choice

In Camus's retelling of the myth of Sisyphus, Sisyphus' stone represents

• A) the endless tasks that life requires of each of us.
• B) the punishment that each of us faces if we commit suicide.
• C) the burden of the knowledge that life is absurd.
• D) the freedom that comes from mystical union with the absurd.

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