Existentialism VS Absurdism; A Comparative Study of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit and Albert Camus's The Stranger

Existentialism and Absurdism are two major philosophies originated during the nineteenth century. They were developed in the consequence of two World Wars that led to the despair, destructions, and violation of human rights. All these shaken the religious beliefs and the existence of God. Sartre and Camus are the two major figures of that time. This study aimed to analyze the similarities and differences between absurdism and existentialism. And to understand this the researchers compared the two plays No Exit by Sartre and The Stranger by Albert Camus. While comparing those plays the major notion of the philosophies such as freedom, individuality, the meaninglessness of world and bad faith are highlighted