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=Sartre's The Wall= Ok, so teaching people existentialism isn't easy. Because so much of this philosophy depends on interpretation, many philosophers have found writing stories more accessible for their audiences. In 'The Wall', Sartre creates a short story about men who are facing their own death. Throughout the night, you will observe all the steps that one would need to experience in order to find peace in such a situation. Choose one of the questions below to expand into a paragraph. Do the best you can and rest assured that I will help you clear up any confusion you might have tomorrow. In the meantime, I respect and admire those who are willing to analyze to the best of their ability.
 * ***OR respond to someone else's idea and explain why you believe their interpretation to be 'right on' or 'way off base'.

1. In 'The Wall', why does the narrator laugh at the end of the story? How can this relate to our lives? 2. "They got Gris." What does this line suggest about our control over life? How can this relate to our lives? 3. At some point, Pablo is thinking about his girlfriend "but death disenchanted everything". Explain this phenomenon that Pablo realizes on page 11.