Existentialists: I am me and you are you Existentialists view humanity as individuals whose unique past experiences establish personal characteristics that distinguish us all. This idea can be best expressed in an intuitive statement by a famous individualist, Tarzan. “Me Tarzan, you Jane” is at the heart of the beliefs of the existential atom. This seemingly simplistic statement refers to existentialism, leading us to the idea of ​​man's individualism, guiding us to the belief in existence before essence and introducing us to the notion of freedom of choice. These three beliefs can therefore be linked to the characters in “No Exit” by the existential writer Jean-Paul Sartre. Upon first reading this statement, Tarzan's choice of words stands out. “I Tarzan, you Jane” implies that Tarzan and Jane are not the same, but are two different people leading very different lives. Tarzan, the Ape Man, is naturally different from his new friend. Existentialists would favor this line of thinking to say that because people are always different, they can never be the same. They would therefore argue that each person is an individual, not a copy of a predetermined mold. Jean-Paul Sartre also paints his characters as individuals, not as carbon copies of each other. Garcin, an absentee soldier, has certainly lived a different life than the child killer Estelle. These individualistic qualities lead us to Tarzan's statement, now leading to the existential belief of existence before essence. This idea consists of the belief that people are shaped by their unique past experiences. Tarzan, a lonely boy raised by a pack of gorillas, has not experienced the touch of humanity. His isolation from the world is completely opposite to that of Jane's past. Jane, a woman raised in modern-day indulgence, has experienced many unique events that have made her who she is. Jane will never know what it's like to be Tarzan because she will never experience what she went through. Likewise, Tarzan, the Ape Man, will never be able to experience what it is like to be Jane because he will never be able to experience the unique events of Jane's past. Sartre also gives us characters with truly unique backgrounds. Garcin will never be able to relive Inez's troubled past, and Inez in turn will never be able to understand why Garcin needs to be told that he is not a coward. After understanding that existentialists view people as individuals who have unique past experiences that make them who they are, existentialists would now introduce us to the concept of each character's freedom of choice.