Existentialism, By Albert Camus, Raymond Carvers, Short...

After all, the Choice is Yours Existentialism is a humanism, sure, if one were so inclined, since after all it is ones’ choice to choose if they are a true existentialist. Any and all human philosophies can be used as a guide to ones’ path in life in their own morality, however, until it becomes inconvenient then it is tolerable to deviate off ones’ path to make it work for themselves. The basic foundation of existentialism is, existence precedes essence and there can be no human nature if this is ones’ belief, as Descartes puts it, in a sense; â€Å"I think therefore I am†. These traits and actions are portrayed throughout the stories of Albert Camus, The Stanger, Raymond Carvers, Short Cuts and Woody Allen’s movie, Crimes and Misdemeanors.†¦show more content†¦Meursault mirrors Sartre’s description of existentialism in his absurd view of the world and life in general, by demonstrating that nothing really matters, since everyone must live and die, what we do in between is irrelevant. The paramount description relating to Sartre’s existentialism and Camus portrayal of such justification, is when Marie asked if she could marry Meursault and his reply was, â€Å"I said it didn’t make any difference to me and that we could if she wanted to†. Therefore, he dons the choice onto Marie, however the true insignificance to Marie’s proposal is what is being upheld in his decision. Sartre states â€Å"You are free, therefore choose that is to say, invent. No rule of general morality can show you what you ought to do: no signs are vouchsafed in this world†. In other words, Meursault’s negligible response of insignificance and purposelessness is his choice and his expression of not caring regardless, but if she wanted to get married it was tolerable with him, may sound as a justification, and however becomes Meursault’s right choice. In abstract; David Drake states, in his article, â€Å"Sartre: Intellectual of the Twentieth Century† that, â€Å"I feel no solidarity with anything, not even myself: I do not need anybody or anything† (32). Meursault was content with his life, whether the rest of the world approved was a non-factor for him. After all, the choice was his. In Raymond Carvers, Short Cuts, (1993), a book with ten stories and