Developing Story Ideas by Michael Rabiger

Author:Michael Rabiger [Michael Rabiger]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Routledge

The author writes:

As I could never come close to the original magical Myth of Sisyphus, understanding Camus’s reflective comment on how human beings are the masters of their own fate is somewhat complex. However, I will give it a try.

The original myth points to a number of notions about humankind and destiny. First, I would say that Camus is trying to point out that we are responsible for our own actions and bring about our own destiny through indirect self-deprecating actions. In other words, sometimes we take for granted what we have and then must test the truth of its existence, losing in the process. Sisyphus had all that he needed, but was tempted with more. When he tested his possessions, he lost all that he enjoyed. Given an opportunity for redemption, he once again tested his ownership of his goods and ended up far worse off.

The other defining point of the myth is the notion of repetition and counter-progression as a living hell. Maybe my own beliefs in variety, growth, and progression as the primary needs for happiness in life leave me with the feeling that destitution and “hell,” as we’d have it, is doing the same thing, day in and day out, with no satisfactory outcome. To spend one’s life doing meaningless, menial, laborious activities and never seeing any change or growth, either in oneself or the objects of one’s focus, equates to nothingness, especially when one’s life is ruled by another person and choices are not elements in the equation.

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