“…when he had seen the face of this world, enjoyed water and sun, warm stones and the sea...” (Camus 120). Sisyphus had died and was in the underworld but then convinced death that he needed to go back to earth to chastise his wife. When he got there everything changed. The grass seemed greener and the sky seemed brighter, he didn’t want to go back. This caused a problem. Because death is not to be trifled with. Many warned him of this so, and he was taken back to the underworld and punished. In this he was punished to push a boulder up the mountain for all of eternity. The punishment brings about a question. Is this a punishment to Sisyphus? Camus likes to think no and I agree. In his death and afterlife, he must see or realize that all is well. Then in death it is revealed that if Sisyphus sees himself as truly happy, the all the Gods, or in my opinion people lose their power over
“…when he had seen the face of this world, enjoyed water and sun, warm stones and the sea...” (Camus 120). Sisyphus had died and was in the underworld but then convinced death that he needed to go back to earth to chastise his wife. When he got there everything changed. The grass seemed greener and the sky seemed brighter, he didn’t want to go back. This caused a problem. Because death is not to be trifled with. Many warned him of this so, and he was taken back to the underworld and punished. In this he was punished to push a boulder up the mountain for all of eternity. The punishment brings about a question. Is this a punishment to Sisyphus? Camus likes to think no and I agree. In his death and afterlife, he must see or realize that all is well. Then in death it is revealed that if Sisyphus sees himself as truly happy, the all the Gods, or in my opinion people lose their power over