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Book • 1944
The play centers around three deceased characters, Joseph Garcin, Inèz Serrano, and Estelle Rigault, who are brought to the same room in hell by a mysterious valet.
Initially expecting medieval torture devices, they find themselves in a plain Second Empire-style room.
As they interact, they reveal their past crimes and the reasons for their damnation.
Garcin cheated on and mistreated his wife, Inèz seduced her cousin's wife leading to tragic consequences, and Estelle had an affair and killed her illegitimate child.
Despite their attempts to avoid each other, they continue to torment one another, illustrating Sartre's concept that 'hell is other people'.
The play explores themes of existentialism, the nature of hell, and the perpetual ontological struggle of being seen as an object by another consciousness.
Initially expecting medieval torture devices, they find themselves in a plain Second Empire-style room.
As they interact, they reveal their past crimes and the reasons for their damnation.
Garcin cheated on and mistreated his wife, Inèz seduced her cousin's wife leading to tragic consequences, and Estelle had an affair and killed her illegitimate child.
Despite their attempts to avoid each other, they continue to torment one another, illustrating Sartre's concept that 'hell is other people'.
The play explores themes of existentialism, the nature of hell, and the perpetual ontological struggle of being seen as an object by another consciousness.
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Marci Shore as an example of Sartre's work where he explores the implications of the gaze.
Marci Shore as an example of Sartre's work where he explores the implications of the gaze.
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Class 17: Husserl’s Children, Searching for the Other
