The word existence derives from the Latin root “ex” out, and sistere from stare, which means to stand (get up). Existentialism literally means pertaining to existence or, in logic, preaching existence. Philosophically existentialism applies to a view of the condition and existence or lack of one, with God. According to Kierkegaard, Christian existentialism is all about the meaning and serenity one gains through one's relationship with God by putting ourselves in his hands and finding freedom from tensions and discontent and also praying to him to be blessed and find peace within us. Jean Paul is the hierophant of modern atheistic existentialism and believes that destiny is determined by human action, meaning that the individual creates whatever meaning he or she gets. Sartre's view of human existence is that we are born in a kind of mud and it is up to us to decide whether to stay in this mud or get out of it and move forward. Albert Camus' philosophy of the absurd is similar to Jean-Paul Sartre's view of human existence because he is punished by the Gods to keep pushing a rock to the top of a heel until it falls back. He had to do this again and again for the rest of his life and by doing so he became stronger than all the Gods. At the end of the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault distinguishes himself from Salamano and Sintes by becoming aware of the difficulties he is going through. He finally accepts that in the end his whole life has amounted to nothing. While Salamano and Sintes remain in the "Mud". In the third chapter one of Meursault's neighbors, the old Salamano who lives alone with his dog. The dog is beaten and called "Filthy, Stinking Bastard". At…middle of paper…what is the meaning or reason for doing things? Values ​​are irrelevant to this worldview and without them there seems to be no meaning or purpose in anything we do. From this perspective, all our actions, desires and reasons seem absurd and useless. The feeling of absurdity is closely connected to the feeling that life has no meaning and is not worth living. Once you recognize the validity of the perspective of a world without values, of a life without meaning or purpose, there is no turning back. We must remain forever mired in the mud, like Sintes and Salamano, or pull ourselves out of the burden. Bibliography: Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus New York: Penguin Books, 1960. Camus, Albert. The Stranger, Translation: Mathew word.New York: Random House, 1988.Cuddan, A. J. The Dictionary of Literacy Terms.New York: Penguin Books, 1991.