Existentialism_In_A_Clean_Well_Lighted_Place

Existentialism In A Clean Well Lighted Place Throughout life, humans often question their own existence. Existentialism is a philosophy that is centered upon the human existence, it focuses on individuals finding a reason for living within themselves. This reason is a truth in themselves, a truth that they must be able to live for, this truth is based on the premise that nothing is preordained and that there is no fate. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is a story about men in the philosophy of existentialism, ultimately trying to find a reason for their existence. The soldier in the story is the first example of existentialism. The soldier does not believe in a higher power and he doesn’t recognize the existence of nothingness. What he does know is that there is something missing, something in his life to feel good about. The absence of this good feeling is why he joined the service. He felt it would give him something to believe in, a purpose in life, living to fight and die for his country. Although something is still missing, the soldier has not found a truth for himself, a truth worth living for. The soldier is left with the feeling of nothingness, a feeling clean, well, lighted, place, waiter, truth, old, man, nothingness, soldier, existence, reason, young, older, life, himself, feeling, existentialism, wife, through, something, living, light, example, cafe, younger, waiter’s, time, story, sees, pues, own, nothing, nada, however, feel, fear, bed, after