Re: Sartre's No Exit: Is Garcin's wife a good model? -- Mimetic Theory and Literary Study

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Date Posted: 18:23:03 04/26/08 Sat
Author: Caitlin
Subject: Re: Sartre's No Exit: Is Garcin's wife a good model?
In reply to: CS Holden 's message, "Re: Sartre's No Exit: Is Garcin's wife a good model?" on 17:39:59 04/21/08 Mon

"There is still no escape for these souls. They will forever find themselves involved in fruitless triangulations and unsatisfied desires, because that is what human beings do. It is what they do to each other merely by existing."

Are you posing the idea that there is no escape from mimetic rivalry or triangular desire? Because I'm not sure if that is quite wholly true. I think that Sartre does a great job taking these rivalries to the extreme, but I also think that three people could live in contentment with each other as well. There could be that positive mimesis that Girard mentions. I'm not really arguing with your point, I just think that Sartre takes things to the extreme. I also think that it depends on the mix of people that you have together. After all, these three were chosen to spend "hell" together in eternity. The devil character has a list and knows exactly who will be staying in this room. It was chosen specifically for them. Doesn't Inez mention this?

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