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No Exit and Three Other Plays
Jean-Paul Sartre

Vintage, 1989 - 275 pages

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Respectful?

I have just picked up Sartre's No Exit and Three Other Plays and already I am fascinated. I had heard that his play, "The Respectful Prostitute" was a strong criticism of American racism and wanted to check it out. Skipping to the very end of the book and reading this play first, I came away with feelings of anger, and praise. Anger because I am an African-American and was hurt by its realism, but I also praise the work for its scathing, although subtle and multi-layered (sophisticated) critique of American racism. Textually, the work was extremely easy to read. Embedded in this "easy" text however is some of the most thought provoking material ranging from classical notions solitude and isolation to gender issues that should keep the feminist talking for years to come. For me, the most interesting and thought provoking portion of the text deals with the homoeroticism (not to be confused with "homosexualism") that has always been the singular preoccupation in the white male mind with respect to the black male body. The dramatic utilization and subtle working of this topic would have made Freud proud, and Dr. Francis Welsing say, "I told you so!" A must read for anyone interested in portrayals of American racism in the French imagination or just excellent dramatic work.


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A Lighter Side of Sartre

I didn't find NO EXIT to be quite as powerful as the rest of Sartre's fictional works i.e 'The Age of Reason'. I found myself laughing after reading NO EXIT. I was expecting something very powerful and thought-provoking but all I got was this *cough* *cough* 'absurd' quote--"Hell is Other People"--JP Sartre ;) The Respectful Prostitute was indeed a wonderful and relevent portrayal of racism in America.

Even if you don't agree with Sartre's philosophy his writings are always entertaining in some way or form. He never ceases to amaze me.

NO EXIT--a recommended read for a lighter side of Jean Paul Sartre.

~Leann~


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No exiting for "No Exit"

No Exit was a spectacular book, focusing on a form of hell that most people neglect to see as such- other humans. Even complete strangers can effect one another to such a great extent, and when coupled with the inability to move away from each other, you have the most effective torture possible.


A Lighter Side of Sartre

I didn't find NO EXIT to be quite as powerful as the rest of Sartre's fictional works i.e 'The Age of Reason'. I found myself laughing after reading NO EXIT. I was expecting something very powerful and thought-provoking but all I got was this *cough* *cough* 'absurd' quote--"Hell is Other People"--JP Sartre ;) The Respectful Prostitute was indeed a wonderful and relevent portrayal of racism in America.

Even if you don't agree with Sartre's philosophy his writings are always entertaining in some way or form. He never ceases to amaze me.

NO EXIT--a recommended read for a lighter side of Jean Paul Sartre.

~Leann~


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