Darth Vader Character Analysis

Darth Vader is a great example of someone that many people consider evil, but they are wrong. When looked at from the viewpoint of an existentialist his actions are innocent. Existentialist believe that only their personal existence matters. They feel as though they have the freedom to do whatever they please just because they have the ability to do it. Based on this reasoning Grendel, a character from John Gardner’s novel Grendel, can not be evil, he merely acts because he has the ability to do so.

As far as Grendel knows and is concerned, he is the only thing that exists. He can not prove that anything else other than himself exists. An example of this can be found in chapter two where Grendel proclaims, “I understood, finally and absolutely,