Destiny in The Outsider and the Myth of Sisyphus In his works, The Outsider and The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus addresses the conscience of Meursault and Sisyphus through their destiny.Sisyphus knows his destiny. Because he has the opportunity and rationalizes his destiny, he has conscience. As the rock rolls down, he is able to look back on his life and analyze it. Nothing could be more existentialist. Sartre's Garcin wants to face his destiny face to face. Thus, Sisyphus, embodies this desire of Garcin, and is therefore a hero to him. Similarly, Charles Dickens' Scrooge McDuck has the unique opportunity to become an observer of his fate in the past, present and future. Although Camus's Meursault is not concerned with his past, he expresses the same feelings as Scrooge and Garcin in their desire to face their destiny. Indeed, this is why every man is and Sisyphus is our hero: he had to and will always face his destiny. He has the conscious power to contemplate and control his destiny. Therefore, if we know that everyone faces death as destiny, consciousness equals the ability to face one's destiny. If we know our destiny, do our lives have meaning? Meursault observes: "Nothing, nothing mattered, and I know why." He knows that he will be executed by a society in which he cannot exist, but he resigns and thus ensures that the middle ground is meaningless. Before his arrest, he knew he would die. Perhaps this knowledge justifies his living moment to moment. His statement is comparable to Beckett's Vladimir when he laments: "Nothing happens, no one comes, no one goes, it's terrible!" Both Meursault and Vladimir understand their insurmountable fate, but Meursault longs to face it. This reveals that Meursault has the heroic qualities of Sisyphus. So, what Vladimir recognizes, Meursault confronts and Sisyphus transcends. Sisyphus conquers his destiny despite his immortality. Camus addresses the conscience of Meursault and Sisyphus through their fate. With the ability to recognize his past, Sisyphus shows how Meursault is free from unhappiness. Meursault has nothing to compare the pleasure he feels instantaneously with, so he is at least continually content and perhaps perpetually happy. In contrast, Sisyphus understands his past but chooses not to compare his past to the present or his known future. When the priest asks Meursault if he would prefer a life different from his own, he replies that he wants a life "where I could remember this.