Existentialism In The Invisibl

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while Meursault’s natural existentialism prevents him from realizing his mistakes until his execution day.
The concept of existentialism can be broken down into several correlating ideas:


1. Man has his own free will
2. With this free will he has the power to make decisions
3. Few of his decisions are without consequence
4. Some events in life are considered absurd without any explanation 2

Invisible Man begins with invisible man suffering from a complete lack of self-worth, constantly living life to conform to the wishes of others. He tries to be what people want him to be, act as they would like him to act, despite the warnings of his grandfather. He surrenders his own free will and his ability to make his own decisions. Throughout a multitude of absurd situations, including those with Mr. Norton and the confrontations with Dr. Bledsoe, he feels it his destiny to do as he is told, no matter how absurd the situation is, in order to fulfill his dreams. ...

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choices are rarely without consequence. The invisible man beats a man nearly to death when he accidentally bumps into him, while Meursault agrees to write a letter for Raymond, an incident that comes back to haunt him and is used against him in his trail. The invisible man’s decision to stand up to Lucius Brockway and defend himself resulted in serious injury when the gauge in the boiler room exploded. Choices made by the characters prove to have disastrous results as they both find themselves imprisoned. They considered the absurdity and impracticality of their decisions to be something beyond their control as their rationale for such decisions seemed reasonable in their own ...

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