Today we gave a presentation on the principles of Absurd narratives and the characteristics of the Theater of the Absurd. We touched on the concept of nihilism, which came forth as a philosophical movement in the early 20th century. Google defines the concept as follows: extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence. I think, although absurd characters often lack meaning or perform futile actions, that their purpose is more clear than ever. One can question their meaning in this world as much as they want, but in accepting a life of possible mundaneness or nonconformity, one finds meaning. Like we saw in the Myth of Sisyphus tonight, he decided his own purpose by declaring that everything would be fine; his fate had been accepted. Most absurd characters run through the plot in a continuous circle, never fully achieving their goal, but along the way they accept the fate that has been handed to them. The lack of reason and logic presented to them only mirrors the way that we sometimes feel when nothing around us seems to make sense.
what do y'all think their purpose is? or do y'all think they don't have one at all?
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If I'm understanding your argument correctly, then I disagree. By accepting life's mundanity, I feel as though someone has not found their meaning. It was Camus who said "The literal meaning of life is whatever you're doing that keeps you from killing yourself". If that is the mundane routine of life, then cool, but the majority of people would say that that is not what keeps them from killing themselves.
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