How did Albert Camus describe the absurdity of human life in The Myth of Sisyphus?

In his philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus describes the absurdity of human life as a fundamental conflict between the inherent meaninglessness of existence and the persistent human desire to impose order and find answers to unanswerable questions.1

Camus utilizes the Greek legend of Sisyphus—who is condemned to eternally roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down—as a metaphor for the individual's struggle against this essential absurdity. He argues that the first step toward addressing this condition is to accept its reality.1

Rather than succumbing to despair or suicide, Camus proposes that the individual should rebel by embracing the struggle. By finding joy in the act of rolling the boulder despite the futility of the task, the individual achieves a sense of definition and identity. This "joyful acceptance" of the struggle against defeat serves as the core of his response to the absurd, a concept central to his broader body of work.12