My interpretation of Sartre's "No Exit" revolves around this quote at the end of the story: "Hell is other people". This quote can speak for itself in infinite many ways but my view on the quote is that these three "condemned souls" have extreme cases of self-deception that lead to no self accountability and blaming their actions on the others around them. Ironically, the whole point of putting these three together is because they made mistakes which they are paying for because their ignorant views lead to a hell-like setting. Garcin is unable to leave the room when the door opens because he can't handle the responsibility of facing his decision to flee his country, and thus, leaves it up to Inez to define and judge him as a person. Similarly, Estelle does not think that she exists unless she sees herself exactly how others do. When Inez pretends to be her "mirror" and says Estelle has a pimple on her face, Estelle's little self-faith causes her to accept that some one else is creating her physical/spiritual appearance. Both Estelle and Garcin can not handle the true consequences of their actions and thus, will not allow themselves to be free again in a world where one must face the truth. Inez, the mature and manipulative one, can actually face the true consequences of her actions and enforce self-punishments. Thus, she doesn't believe she deserves another chance because she is responsible for her own actions and hers only.
My opionion on what No Exit is obviously about how humans are eachothers hell. and I think why none of them choose to leave was because in some way they all needed eachother. None of them couldn't live on earth because of what happend with them and they need eachothers attention and the cycle of fights and "friendlyness" for eachother.
n No Exit, three characters are doomed to spend eternity together in a room; This room is devoid of mirrors, windows and books. There is no means of extinguishing the lights and the characters have even lost their eyelids. They have nothing left but one another and the hell (or heaven) they choose to create.
I think these people don't leave the room because they already lose the hope. They are in the despair. They think they will be together in the whole time. Cradeau thinks the hell is other people, he doesn't want other people think he is a stupid and incapable man. All these people think if there are death, they will be died together.
What make this palce "hell" is acutally the people, no physical punishment, but the torture form other people. A coward who afried of everything, a lier, a rude truth taller, after all the things they have down and happend, they all have their own fear and holding them not to leave.
i concur with Matthew Lupovich and his fact on why they didnt leave the room, i find it obvious that they all wanted to leave but had their own reasosn to not leave.
started by Peter E. Rowe on 11 Feb 13
At the end of the play the door was unlocked. Why didn't Inez, Estelle or Garcin (Cradeau) leave?
Garcin is unable to leave the room when the door opens because he can't handle the responsibility of facing his decision to flee his country, and thus, leaves it up to Inez to define and judge him as a person.
Similarly, Estelle does not think that she exists unless she sees herself exactly how others do. When Inez pretends to be her "mirror" and says Estelle has a pimple on her face, Estelle's little self-faith causes her to accept that some one else is creating her physical/spiritual appearance. Both Estelle and Garcin can not handle the true consequences of their actions and thus, will not allow themselves to be free again in a world where one must face the truth.
Inez, the mature and manipulative one, can actually face the true consequences of her actions and enforce self-punishments. Thus, she doesn't believe she deserves another chance because she is responsible for her own actions and hers only.