Inez No Exit Existentialism

character. His relationship with Inez reflects the extreme difference between the twos ideologies and character. Garcin refuses to accept that the actions that got him killed were ones of cowardice and because of this Inez torments him with the reality he can’t allow himself to face. Near the end of the play, Garcin is given the opportunity to leave the room, but instead, chooses to stay with Inez until she changes her mind about him being a coward. This decision implies that while hell can be other people when trying to find self importance through others, it's also the fear of solitude as Douglas Kirsner once said, “Hell is not other people– it’s being utterly alone” (Kirsner). Inez on the other hand is quite different. The most unique, Inez
In No Exit, the biggest theme is the importance of life, consciousness, and existence. Sartre believed that, as being who are conscious, we are born as blank slates that have the ability to create our own purpose and bring meaning into our own existence. This person we create is recreated by every conscious choice we make and our choices are then held against us inevitably, as it is our responsibility to answer for our actions. This connects to the plays recurring theme of freedom and responsibility as it lays the foundation for both the characters’ setting and backgrounds. According to Sartre, choices are not attributed to psychology2, god, destiny, or social milieu; choices are a result of a person’s values and morality shaped by his freedom. Unfortunately however, these actions come with responsibility because it will inevitably affect other people. And so, there are no excuses for mistakes because you must answers to the consequences of your freedom, as Sartre once said, “Everyone is damned to be free” (Sartre). To many people, the ultimate consequence for your actions is hell and it is here that you experience the next of the main themes in the play, torture and suffering. All characters in the play seemed to have, like many of us, a preconceived notion as to what hell would be like and what kind of torture
His philosophies and books last and his messages are universal in that they can be applied to people of all walks of life. With his unique take on existentialism, Sartre managed to throughout his life show the world what he believed to be the truth regarding human nature and existence and No Exit displays this ideology through clever deep characters, thought provoking themes, and a context that went back on traditional expectations. And it is thanks this that we know have the literary masterpiece of No Exit. (extremely rough