short comic i made for my mythology class' midterm! we had to explore greek myths in relation to our current world: why do these stories matter, why do these stories still possess weight?
i chose sisyphus' story, and related it to why people pursue art despite everything happening now. sisyphus is known for his punishment in the underworld, where his eternal task was to roll a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down before he could reach the top. i especially resonated with camus' philosophy on it, because even if sisyphus' story was about his punishment, camus explored the concept of the pursuit of meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. my favorite quote from it being: "the struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. one must imagine sisyphus happy."
inspired by my awesome professor steve, and by my girlfriend who gave me the idea in the first place <3
“The struggle toward the heights is enough to fill a person’s heart.”
short comic i made for my mythology class' midterm! we had to explore greek myths in relation to our current world: why do these stories matter, why do these stories still possess weight?
i chose sisyphus' story, and related it to why people pursue art despite everything happening now. sisyphus is known for his punishment in the underworld, where his eternal task was to roll a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down before he could reach the top. i especially resonated with camus' philosophy on it, because even if sisyphus' story was about his punishment, camus explored the concept of the pursuit of meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. my favorite quote from it being: "the struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. one must imagine sisyphus happy."
inspired by my awesome professor steve, and by my girlfriend who gave me the idea in the first place <3