The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyaphus

<Tab/>Many wise men have posed the question, "Why is it that people do not like to be alone?" Well, the answer to that question lies in the words of two exceptional writers: Albert Camus, and Ernest Hemingway. In Hemingway's, The Sun also Rises, and in Camus', The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus, these authors explore solitude, and the impact it has on people's lives and on happiness in general. …

…they value. They understand that these things are more important than any others in life. They are now able to look at life in a different way than many people can. They can all be happy knowing themselves and what is important to them. They do not feel the need to explain themselves to others, and they have no worries, because they have conquered the greatest task of all...knowing themselves and finding true happiness.