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"Hell is other people."
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I always heard the famous phrase that Sartre was known for "hell is other people" but never got to see its meaning so vividly until this play.
Hell is not the orthodox idea of physical burning for eternity, hell to Sartre is stuck in other people’s perceptions , being at their own grace as part of their free will.
Like Ines said "You’re a coward Garcin , you’re a coward because i wish it". And since thoughts are not physically attainable, Garcin cannot use his big m ...more
I always heard the famous phrase that Sartre was known for "hell is other people" but never got to see its meaning so vividly until this play.
Hell is not the orthodox idea of physical burning for eternity, hell to Sartre is stuck in other people’s perceptions , being at their own grace as part of their free will.
Like Ines said "You’re a coward Garcin , you’re a coward because i wish it". And since thoughts are not physically attainable, Garcin cannot use his big m ...more
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