defines himself. Even though man didn't create himself, humans are still in some way, free to become what they plan to be. Sartre writes, "Condemned, because he did not create himself, yet in other respects is free because once thrown into the world he is responsible for everything he does." (p.274, Existentialism) In Sartre's view man is nothing else than what he makes of himself. Sartre also talks about a great plan that humans are part of. This great plan is a shared plan, or consciously shared existence. Sartre writes, " Man is at the start a plan which is aware of itself, rather than a patch of moss, a piece of garbage, or a cauliflower; nothing exists prior to this plan; there is nothing in heaven; a man will be what he will have planned to be." (p.271, Existentialism) Sartre, in this quote, explains that human beings are aware of their own existence: Humanity is a plan aware of itself. Humans are always moving forward in time, constantly imagining themselves in the future. This plan goes on infinitely, and it is shared by each and every human existing. It is impossible for an individual to escape his/her role in humanity, even though one has the ability to create themselves. Sartre writes, " To choose to be this or that is to affirm at the same time the value of what we choose, because we can never choose evil. We always choose the good, and nothing can be good for us without being good for all." (p. 271, Existentialism) Sartre's idea, that an individual's decisions effect the whole plan of humanity, is evident in this quote. We all have a deep responsibility to follow through with our plans of action. We have been given no a priori ideas of good and evil. We create our own values by living life. Sartre writes, "You're free, choose, that is, invent. No general ethics can show you what is to be done; there are no omens in the world." (p. 276, Existentialism) The idea that man is nothing else than his plan, and actio...
