Presentation About Albert Camus „The Myth Of Sisyphus“

Albert Camus. The smiling Sisyphus. Significant Events. The Myth of Sisyphus. Themes of Albert Camus. The Absurd. Revolt. The Outsider. Guilt and Christianity. Innocence vs. Paganism. Individual vs. History and Mass Culture. SuicideDeath Penalty. Existentialism? Special Thanks.

Born Nov. 7, 1913 in Mondovi, French Algeria Father dies in 1914 during World War I, only story Albert knows is that his father became violently ill at a public execution. Mother was illiterate, partially deaf, and afflicted with a speech disorder – very poor. Attended elementary in a school close to a Moslem community and saw first-hand the idea of the “outsider” he would later develop.

High school: developed a lifetime love for literature, theater, and film. Also enjoyed soccer for sport and the life lessons it taught him “I learned that a ball never arrives from a direction you expected it. That helped me later in life, especially in mainland France, where nobody plays straight.”.

Briefly joined the Communist Party but was disillusioned by the mindless, even absurd, work he was assigned to do. In the 1940’s his writing began to attract international attention. In 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Prize. He was grateful, but he felt he had not yet achieved the fame such an award indicated.

On January 4, 1960, Camus died tragically in a car accident.