I would never have believed it. You remember everything we were told about torture chambers, about fire and brimstone, about “burning marl”. Old wives' tales! No need for hot pokers. Hell is other people!" (Dead End, 45). Hell is other people in many situations. There are seven billion or more people on earth, all with an incomprehensible amount of freedom. This infinite amount of freedom varies from person to person, one may have a different view of the freedoms one should have, depending on many factors, and because of this many things are viewed differently, this causes hell. These differences in freedoms and what is considered right and wrong can be influenced by those who are given authority, such as Garcin and Estelle. Those who are similar to Inez, who face their actions, are seen as those who create hell, because they refuse to conform. In existentialism, the reason why hell is other people is because of