No Exit: Part Two

Part Two:

Estelle is shocked at Inez's notion that the three of them have been placed together to torture each other. Estelle can't keep from talking and asks Inez for a mirror, saying that if she can't see herself she begins to wonder if she really exists. They can't find a mirror, but Inez says that it doesn't matter, claiming that she is always conscious of herself in her mind.

She then proposes that she act as Estelle's mirror and the vain Estelle agrees. The two women begin bickering because Estelle rejects Inez's advances and tries to flirt with Garcin. He asks them to keep quiet but Inez exclaims that it would be impossible for her to ignore his existence.

Inez confesses to having seduced her cousin's wife while living with them. After refusing to acknowledge that she did anything wrong, Estelle finally confesses to having cheated on her husband and getting pregnant.

Only Inez refuses to lie, calling herself a "Damned bitch" and demanding that the other two stop "Play-acting" and throwing "Dust in each other's eyes." Sartre use of the word "Play-acting" also recalls the artificial setting of the play itself: no matter what the characters do, they are still actors and actresses who are "Lying" to each other.

 Estelle is unable to do this, asking Inez to be her mirror so she can create Estelle's essence for her.
Inez revels in her power, even telling Estelle she has a pimple when she really doesn't. As for Inez, she refuses to let other people define her essence. Inez can't stand Garcin looking at her because she thinks that he is automatically judging her. Garcin's mere existence thus reduces Inez's feelings of autonomy.

Sees her past as meaningless and inaccessible, choosing to exist in the present instead. She insists to the others that "Nothing" is left of them on earth and that "All you own is here." Rather than justify her existence in terms of the person she used to be, Inez asserts her freedom to choose her essence in the present, even though she is in hell.

Blog Reflection "No Exit- Part One"

   “Garcin pretends to be at ease but is frightened by the Valet not having any eyelids” go show you that I am very sophisticated when I write. I like to show the mature side of me when creating something for other to see and learn from. My voice is very independent and I want to prove to others that I know what I’m talking about. I like using higher vocabulary to create a more professional blogger feeling. Most people do not use whom in their blogs.

     I used elevated/formal diction in my text. I demonstrated it by saying things as such, “Garcin tries to make peace with Inez, explaining that they must be courteous to each other in order to make the best out of their situation. She tells him that there is no need to be frightened since they are already dead, but Garcin thinks they have not yet begun to suffer.” But mostly all of my text is elevated and gives off that formal feeling.

  

I used sentence length for syntax because all my sentnces are a reasonable length and I try not to run on with my sentences. I usually try to use commas. Like in this sentence,” Garcin agrees, saying that their being together is a fluke.”

No Exit- Garcin

Garcin -
       He is a journalist from Rio and the first to arrive in the room. He was shot by a firing squad for attempting to desert during a war. He is also the best of the three prisoners at dealing with damnation. He recognizes that the three of them have been grouped together to make each other miserable and thinks that each of them should remain silent in their respective corners. He continually tries to make peace with himself and the people he hurt during his lifetime. He does not question his damnation, easily recalling how awful he had been to his wife. When given a chance to leave, he chooses to stay, hoping to convince Inez that he is not a coward.

This man is a risky man! I just wonder what i'll find out next!

No Exit- Part One

Part one: by Jean-Paul Sartre

I started reading this book and already started part two so im going to summarize part one for you.A quiet yet mysterious looking Valet leads Garcin, a journalist from Rio, into the room. Garcin is at first very confused as to what is going on. The Valet is evasive but Garcin then admits that he actually had a habit of living with furniture he didn't like. Garcin then exclaims that this is not what he expected hell to be like. The Valet laughs at Garcin for wanting his toothbrush and asking where the bed is: he has not fully accepted his death. Garcin pretends to be at ease but is frightened by the Valet not having any eyelids.

He begins to worry about having to keep his own eyes open during eternal daylight, especially when there are no books around, but the Valet calmly reminds him that he is dead. As he leaves, the Valet points out a bell that should summon him, but he says that it does not always work. Garcin gazes at the bronze statue for a moment, but then repeatedly rings the bell and tries to open the door. She immediately thinks that Garcin is a torturer, but he laughs at her, wondering how she could confuse him for one of the staff.

Garcin realizes that there are no mirrors in the room. Despite her coldness, Garcin tries to make peace with Inez, explaining that they must be courteous to each other in order to make the best out of their situation. She tells him that there is no need to be frightened since they are already dead, but Garcin thinks they have not yet begun to suffer. She thinks that Garcin is someone else but won't say whom. The same holds true for the other two: Inez suffocated in her sleep from a leaky gas stove and Garcin was shot by a firing squad. Estelle asks them not use the word "Dead," but the word "Absent" instead. Garcin begins thinking about his wife, who does not yet know he is dead. He exclaims that she got on his nerves. Estelle thinks that it is all absurd and that they should be with friends and family instead. Garcin agrees, saying that their being together is a fluke.