If the contract is violated, people regain their freedoms. Sartre, however, thinks that freedom means a person is able to define themselves through their decisions. Sartre believes that people are condemned to be free; as he thinks existence precedes essence. That is to say that one's decisions determine who they are going to be, and not a God. If our freedom comes in being able to make decisions, one cannot not be free; because one cannot avoid making decisions. If existence precedes essence, this means there is no God; this means there is no such things as human nature. This leads Sartre to say that one's actions, whatever they may be, tells others that they too should act like them. Sartre recognizes, that having this much moral responsibility can lead to one feeling anguished and …show more content…
One feels forlorn because if god is nonexistent nothing is guaranteed neither good nor bad “everything is permissible” (Sartre 253). A person feels morally responsible; because one can no longer blame their behavior on“biological or psychological determinism” (Sartre 254). For instance, if someone is a coward, they are responsible for being a coward. Many would like to think “a coward or hero is born that way” because it is a simpler explanation of behavior, and one does not have to take responsibility for their actions (Sartre