The Absurd And Resistance In Camus' Literary Works

Camus was a distinguished French existentialist philosopher and writer in 20 th century. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize in literature works. His work include The Stranger, Caligula, the plague, and The Myth of Sisphus etc. Camus believes that absurdity is the inelasticity of human existence in the world. It emphasizes that the world has the freedom to be independent of human will. Meanwhile, it confirms the pursuit of its own meaning. Camus clearly realized that the absurdity of existence to the destruction of human life, showing world without justice threatening the human existence. He tries to take middle path and equilibrium principle: pursuit of love and beauty, justice and freedom as well as looking for spiritual home. Thus, Camus' s literary creation has the characteristics of the sense of responsibility to explore the absurdity of human existence and human being's idealistic resistance.Camus' s exploration of the absurdity was based on the existence of human beings in real life experience, showing the world to survive the suppression of human beings and the alienation between human beings and the world. He does not agree with the world and the human itself, also does not advocate the human being far away from the world or to abandon the life. Camus believes that human beings should be brave enough to take the responsibility of their own fate, not leave alone their own apathetic. Camus experienced a stage of understanding the human resistance, namely from the lonely resistance to try cooperation. But Camus does not agree with the form of personal resistance which makes the human being lonely and isolated. Camus explored the power of human nature and firmly believes that human beings can unite and overcome absurdity.Camus works for the suffering of human, seeking "sunshine", encourage people to create better l life. Profound ethical significance in his works pointed out that human pain experience unswervingly change the fate of human beings and work together to explore the human future is the eternal goal of human beings.