ath, the characters no longer have the freedom to choose. In hell, the characters realized the importance of freedom that they took for granted during their lifetime. (Lein 5-7) Existentialism stated one had absolute individuality and absolute freedom therefore the absence of freedom made readers realize its importance (Banach 1). The theme of relations with others was related to the concept of 'Being- for-Others', which was in Part Three of Being and Nothingness. The subjective/objective battle with the other, the look, and the attitudes of the characters were the three ways that described the idea "Being-for Others." (Dunayevskaya 4-5) Before understanding the subjective/objective battle with the other one must understand the difference between 'in-itself' and 'for-itself'. 'In-itself' can be described as being object-like. 'For-itself' was the idea that one had a "reflective consciousness" with freedom. (Onof 6) In other words 'in-itself' an
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