Being and nothing ness - J.P. Sartre the topic is bad faith

In the play No Exit, Sartre examines the question of existence and essence through the actions of Garcin, Inez, and Estelle. Since they have all recently died, they must confront the existence of their consciousness as their physical bodies are buried on earth. Using each individual's consciousness and the "other" part of him/herself that observes that consciousness, Sartre creates a situation where each character must ignore or accept the judgment of the other two. …showed first 75 words of 1630 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1630 total…whole of life is a series of opportunities or paths that are chosen. By choosing the paths, the world becomes what you made it. You are responsible for its state. When people realize that they are nothing but pure freedom, they flee this thought; repress it in their mind in bad faith. They lie to themselves so they don't have the pressure of responsibility of the whole world on their shoulders, thus having bad faith.