An Analysis Of No Exit, Myth Of Existentialism

Throughout the three readings we have completed so far; No Exit, Myth of Sisyphus, and The Stranger, the characters seem to castigate themselves in an unknowing ways. The term Absurdism is defined as; intentionally ridiculous or bizarre behavior or character which happens in all of our readings. Extremism is defined as; the holding of extreme political or religious views; fanaticism this is also a part constantly. In No Exit there is utmost sense of extremism of all the readings because of the religious sense it brings to it. This being how the three persons of the book being in hell and that then it goes to show that people are hell. However in “Myth of Sisyphus” absurdism applies, this is because of Sisyphus’s constant betrayal and …show more content…
Lastly, in The Stranger this shows some of both extremism and absurdism. Meursault has no apprehension for any events that happen in his life and in the end this is how he ends up dead. These readings have been dark yet include many intricate details of life lessons involved with them. No Exit has a very existentialist background to it. Existentialism is a theory that involves one's existence based off of the individual person through their own development. The three characters in this play; Joseph, Estelle, and Ines all end up locked in the same room with no reason as to why. Yet existentialism relates to them all as to why they are locked in the same room. Joseph had predicted his future with his absurd acts of violence and hurtful comments towards his own wife. Joseph once brought back another woman late to his house, proceeded to have sex with her, then the following morning his wife made them breakfast in bed; he would also beat his wife on a regular bases and she still never retaliated. Estelle possibly had the worst …show more content…
The story begins with Cradeau’s mother dying. But Cradeau would go about his business almost as nothing changed. He went to the funeral and vigil but was still off key. He slept during her vigil and also started a relationship while going to see a comedy just following her burial. This relates to the other texts in the fact that all of these characters are extremists with having no care for anyone but themselves. Cradeau continues his relationship with the same feelings he had towards his mother, which was none. He tells the woman it doesn't matter if he loves her and nothing really matters not even marriage. But he helps a few of his neighbors mainly Raymond. Raymond and him attended and sort of party and this party partook on the beach. Raymond’s ex-girlfriend was dating an Arab man who had cut him with a knife on the beach. Cradeau went back to where the Arab was and once the Arab had pulled his knife and moved a little Cradeau fired a single shot at him, paused and proceeded to fire three more. Once Cradeau got to court he had only insane excuses for as to why he killed the man, blaming the sun was one of them. Once the court had seen he had no remorse for anything he had done and not even feelings for his mother's death, they gave him the death penalty. When his life was coming to an end all he wanted was for there to be a ton of people to observe his death and for them to show hatred towards him.