In all Camus' literary works and philosophical papers, "absurdity" is the most important concept he emphasizes. The concept of absurdity is also one of the most important keywords in literature and philosophy in the 20th century. But the interpretation of "absurdity" is quite different, and everyone has his own expression. Camus put it this way: "The world is irrational, which is what people can say clearly." However, absurdity is the opposition between this irrationality and the strong demand for rationality that people call for. "It sounds like his explanation is particularly awkward and confusing. In fact, his understanding of the absurdity of life is people's subjective feelings about the world. Camus believes that when facing the difficult and mechanical reality, people should live according to a rhythm and lifestyle every day, which inevitably produces a sense of absurdity, that is, why do I live like this and why can't I live in other ways. However, people cannot live in other ways. People should live in the present. " Therefore, this creates a sense of absurdity.

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Camus' creative feature is to objectively express the words and deeds of characters by painting. The writing style is concise and lively, maintaining the traditional elegant style and pure style. His "novel is always the philosophy of image" contains the serious thinking of philosophers on life and the strong passion of artists. In his short creative career, he won far more honors than his predecessors. His philosophy and literary works had a great influence on later absurd dramas and new novels. Critics believe that Camus's works embody the new humanitarian spirit that meets the requirements of the industrial age. Sartre said that in an era when realism was regarded as Taurus worship, he affirmed the existence of the spiritual world.

"Camus's works are always closely related to the pursuit of justice. "malraux, French writer and Minister of Culture.

"Camus resisted the historical trend in the 20th century and inherited the literature that has awakened the world for a long time. With tenacious, strict, pure, solemn and enthusiastic humanitarianism, he launched a fruitless declaration of war against the vulgarity and ugliness of the present era. " Sartre, French writer and philosopher

"As an artist and moralist, he vividly embodies the moral conscience of modern people through the absurdity of the world from an existential perspective, and dramatically shows the most basic issues related to human survival such as freedom, justice and death." 1980, the Swedish Academy awarded Camus Nobel Prize in Literature, 1957.

"Camus's works are rare literary voices emerging in the post-war chaos, full of harmonious and measured humanitarian voices." -The New York Times

"Camus has a soul that keeps exploring and thinking." William faulkner, American writer.

"In addition to Camus, I can't think of any modern writer who can arouse love. He died in 1960, and his death made the whole literary world feel personal loss. " In her view, Camus is a writer with the image of "an ideal husband" in 20th century literature. He also described modern literary themes such as suicide, indifference, guilt and absolute terror. "But with such a rational, gentle, comfortable, kind and calm temperament, he is different."

Camus was a great thinker. He left people with not only the revelation of the absurd situation in the myth of Sisyphus and the Outsider, but also how people should treat the absurdity. Camus found a kind of sin, which is different from the expression of "the sin of lust". The crime of logic is popular, and absurd reason is clamoring in disguise. The most obvious example is fascism in Germany, and logical killing has become the biggest enemy of human dignity and conscience. Tracing back to the source, he combed the traditional and philosophical basis of rational violence. On the basis of the ancient Greek thought of balance, he put forward the southern thought, that is, the sun thought and the Mediterranean thought, and compared the relationship between them to the relationship between "eternal youth surplus and adult power" Obviously, Camus' thought of "the sun" is fundamentally opposed to the "sunshine" in The Outsider. What he really loves is the true, beautiful, natural and balanced "sunshine" that brings warmth to people. -Wen Wei Po