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Date Posted: 22:57:39 04/27/08 Sun
Author: j.grant
Subject: Re: Existentialism in No Exit
In reply to: sneidow 's message, "Existentialism in No Exit" on 20:46:07 04/13/08 Sun

Existentialism is definitely evident throughout the play. The whole idea of hell is centered upon it. The characters don't want to bother each other, but they can't help it. The hell is so perfect because of the idea of existentialism. The people in it are constantly trying to change, to redeem themselves, but cannot, because their eternal condition has already been set since the moment they died. All it requires is one action, just as on earth, to change who they are, but they cannot do even this.

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