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The Nature of Bad Faith
Jean-Paul Sartre was a French novelist, existentialist, and philosopher. Throughout his life, he created several important writings. One of them is his Play: The Flies, where he depicts his philosophy and ideas. The Flies relates the story of Orestes, son of King Agamemnon, who returns to his native city fifteen years after Aegistheus murdered his father. In the play, Orestes meets his sister Electra, who has waited for his arrival in order to avenge their father’s death. Eventually, Orestes kills King Aegistheus and his own mother, Queen Clytemnestra. Therefore, he and his sister see themselves confronted with the Furies, the goddesses of remorse. Only Orestes is capable of resisting their influence. However, this play has a much more profound meaning embedded within it. For instance, Sartre wrote it as a reaction to the German occupation of France. He also included much of his philosophy, and existentialist point of view. Existentialism makes an......

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