Existentionalism

             What's the big deal, as many people would say it today? This type of inquiry reflected the notion of an existentionalist mind. Existentionalism is a viewpoint that came to rise during Hitler's period of control in the nineteen forties and fifties. Many people speculated why it was such a problem to allow Jews to seek protection in their own homes. Two great literary works were present during this era, which included The Stranger, written by Albert Camus, and No Exit, which was written by Jean-Paul Satre. The Stranger represented a man who was a pure existentionalist while No Exit signified three deceased humans trapped in hell whose actions were tainted existentionalism. In these two books, the positive and negative aspects of life according to existentionalsim are discussed.
             Existentionalism accentuates the human individual as a conscious subject, the sense of meaningless and the human existence, along with the anxiety and depression, which encompasses each human life. An existentionalist believes in freedom of choice and free will. Even though an existentionalist may appear to be coherent about his decisions, there really is no inner life of thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. Simply put, an existentionalist exercises their right of sovereignty on a daily basis. However, preference does not come without consequences. Responsibility needs to be taken for their measures. Besides from conscientiousness, an existentionalist will consistently have faith in their behavior. An existentionalist will stay honest and genuine to themselves. They must continue staying accurate to their beliefs and actions and many times will reject dire things such as cruelty and oppression and exist through his or her own personal visions and ideas.
             In the book No Exit, there were three main characters: Garcin, Estelle, and Inez. Garcin appears to have an existentionalist personality, however with further insight, he contradicts h...

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