Sartres Extistentialism

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Sartre 's Existentialism

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Abstract

Existentialism is frequently misunderstood for its deceptive complexity . In reality , existentialist provisions are rather simple to understand . They were exemplified in Sartre 's No Exit , in which the author presented his vision of human identity . This is centered on evaluating and re-considering existentialism in Sartre 's No Exit

Sartre 's Existentialism

Introduction

Existentialism has become the result of the fruitful creative work of Jean-Paul Sartre . His works are extremely philosophic

, and one sometimes needs to undertake several reading efforts to understand the implications of Sartre 's works . It not a secret , that his No Exit is the bright representation of existentialist ideas . Sartre was capable of including everything he thought about life into this short play . He did not need too many characters , or too many scenes to carry the most important philosophical messages to the reader . This was the proof of his talent and the desire to change people 's ideas about their inner motives and identities

The play takes place in the small room with old furniture and somewhat strange style . The three people : Garcin , Estelle , and Inez are closed in that room . The question what these three people do there is simple to answer : the room is Sartre 's representation of hell . The three people are the three dead souls who appeared in hell after their deaths . Each of them possesses their own character , and each has something to tell However , there are profound implications in their constant interaction bearing in mind that they have no other way out , and they cannot be as free as they used to be in their earth lives . We will find almost all existentialist ideas expressed in this small but extremely complex piece of writing . It is even more interesting to consider each of them separately

Man is responsible for what he is . Thus , the first effect of existentialism is that it puts every man in possession of himself as he is , and places the entire responsibility for his existence squarely upon his own shoulders (Sartre 1989 ,

. 132 . The role of Sartre 's existentialism has initially been in the attempt to explain the positive sides of that philosophical trend . Sartre was aiming at proving that existentialism was not a negative notion in the society moreover , he also wanted to show that existentialism did not mean neglecting human values and leading immoral way of life . On the contrary , he positioned existentialists as those who had to create themselves and to be responsible for what they were (Heter 2006 ,

. 29 . Was this true ? Yes it was , and No Exit proved it . The examples of Garcin and Estelle only support these assumptions . We can understand why these two people found themselves in hell but yet we come to understanding that Sartre describes hell only with the help of indirect hints found throughout the play . It is even more interesting , that while Sartre justified a person...