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No Exit


Sartre believed that one day man happened, or occurred, and
after this anomalous event man’s life took meaning. With this
theory, Sartre articulated the premise that “existence precedes
essence”. Through this assumption, Sartre evolves further ideas
in which a human can gain a greater understanding of human nature
and responsibility.
In his theory stating that “existence precedes essence”,
Sartre takes the belief that life has a meaning that far
transcends our short and insignificant lives. He believed that
life has no meaning unless we gave it meaning. In the search for
life, we become anguished by the affairs of life. Sartre believed
that when this occurred, we pursue a fundamental ...

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beyond that to nothingness, the realm of the etre pour
soi (the “being-for-itself”). At this point he is, according to
Sartre, clearheaded and in good faith. Because he is acting in
good faith, he is not pursuing a fundamental project in an
attempt to circumvent the possibility of anguish. The outcome of
this path of good faith is that man manifests his freedom
authenticates and ultimately this freedom is real.
Those who do not act clear headed will inevitably fall into
anguish; which is what is felt by those who cannot except that
they come from the realm of the etre en soi (realm of the
“being-in-itself”) and therefore make attempts to deny their
past. In an attempt to flee their past and the anguish that can
accompany it, Sartre believed that some will pursue a fundamental
project. To do this is to act in bad faith.
In No Exit the character Garcin is a clear cut example of an
individual acting in bad faith in an attempt to flee anguish. In
the play, Garcin ...

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