| She seems to have a preoccupation with denying herself touch, food, water, and other such desires | It has two effects in that in one case existentialism is us making a concerted effort to define ourselves such as me being the straight guy that pretends he knows nothing about brothels and sits in the Crown Casino reading a book and the outward effects of that definition, in that people see who you are and respond to this |
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| Here's one of the ones I liked most | The case in point is made by Sartre that no ideology, no philosophy can cover up the reality of what man is, for what he does is what defines him, not what he professes to believe |
To me I may not feel joy for them because I generally do not base my happiness upon other people's joy, but rather upon my own state of mind, and the freedom that I give myself through having control over my mind and over my thoughts but I understand that is their choice, and that is to live the ordinary life.
25| If I do not choose, that is still a choice | "Mathieu watched Daniel disappear and thought, "I remain alone |
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| I am pretty much still sitting here in awe at the complexity of Sartre's understanding of human motivation | I didn't read this as an exemplification of Sartre's philosophy, but rather as a study of the philosophy of the characters in the story |
Jacques questions Mathieu and forces him to admit he needs the money to pay for an abortion.