Black America and the American Nightmare “The Myth of Sisyphus” parallels the absence of an “American Dream” in Black America. In "The Myth of Sisyphus", Albert Camus describes the tragedy of Sisyphus, forever punished by the gods for pushing a boulder up a mountain, watching the boulder roll down the mountain, then pushing it up again. the mountain. Camus, “there is no punishment more terrible than futile and hopeless work.” The “American dream” is still alive for white Americans. They always dream of big houses, big salaries and hard work leading to a comfortable retirement. However, like an animal fighting against extinction, the “American dream” is living its last breath in black America. . “Um, you know that stuff we told you about about apple pie and equal opportunity and big skies and rags to get rich and make more money than your parents? Well , uh, we forgot to tell you something It was only supposed to apply to white people” Does the “American Dream” really exist in the black community or are black people under the false impression that. will our lives be better in the future? Am I wasting my time paying for a college degree in a country where I have to put my skin color on every form I sign my name on to intrigue Camus? he questions Sisyphus's thoughts about his fate The man glances back over his life, Sisyphus returning to his rock, in pivoting gaze he contemplates this series of unrelated actions that become his destiny, created. by him, combined under the eye of his memory and soon sealed by his death "As Sisyphus returns to his rock, does he question his fate? Unlike black people in America, Sisyphus created his own destiny. Sisyphus is aware that he will work in vain until the end of time. He is not under the false impression that the gods will reverse his punishment due to good behavior. He knows his fate and has accepted it. Are black people also working in vain, hoping that someone will go back and change history? Sisyphus accepts the rock as his future. This absurd form of acceptance is the only thing that keeps Sisyphus from going crazy. He is superior to his destiny because he survives in spite of himself. Do black people in America also accept their fate? ??