... the concept of identity. . .".2 Some has a more elaborate definition. " . . .is the endeavor to understand man by cutting below the cleavage between subject and object which has bedeviled Western thought and science since shortly after the Renaissnce."3 However all of them tie into each other for the main idea is that as human beings; have free will to make choices, regardless of things that could otherwise stop us. "The chief theme of existentialism, of course, is existence itself. Flowers, animals, and stones all exist. But people exist in a different way."4. To Sartre, to "exist" meant to "be". What he meant when he stated this is that in order to exist, you must first be aware of your existence. He compared this to the action of counting how many of something there is. Using this he said that "in order to count, it is ...

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