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🖼 Comic

Simone Weil vs the Existentialists

Comic by Corey Mohr.

Nine-panel comic; Simone de Beauvoir, Sartre and Camus at a table with wine and cheese. Beauvoir: “HEY SIMONE WEIL, HAVE SOME WINE WITH US, WE HAVE SOME NICE CAMEMBERT CHEESE AND DUCK.” Weil: “SORRY, I CAN’T NOW, DE BEAUVOIR, I’M OFF TO WORK AT THE AUTO FACTORY.” Camus: “YOU WORK AT A FACTORY NOW? I THOUGHT YOU TAUGHT PHILOSOPHY.” Weil: “YES, CAMUS, SIX DAYS A WEEK.” Camus: “BUT…WHY?” Weil: “IF WE SAY WE BELIEVE IN THE LIBERATING THE WORKING CLASS, WE MUST UNDERSTAND ON A CONCRETE LEVEL HOW THEY SUFFER! INTELLECTUALS CANNOT PRETEND TO KNOW HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES WITHOUT LIVING THEM OURSELVES.” / “ALSO I DON’T EAT FANCY CHEESE, BECAUSE THOSE SUFFERING FROM HUNGER CANNOT AFFORD SUCH LUXURIES, SO I DENY MYSELF THEM AS WELL.” / “I HAVE TO BE OFF, I’M MARCHING FOR INCREASING BENEFITS TO THE UNEMPLOYED BEFORE MY SHIFT.” Beauvoir: “WOW, SHE REALLY LIVES BY HER IDEALS, DOESN’T SHE?” Camus: “INDEED, SHE IS REALLY THE ONLY GREAT SPIRIT OF OUR TIMES.” A silent panel. Sartre: “SUPER ANNOYING THOUGH, RIGHT?” Beauvoir: “YES! I’M SO GLAD YOU SAID THAT.” Camus: “DOES SHE HAVE TO BE SO AUTHENTIC ALL THE TIME?” Sartre: “EXACTLY, WE HAVE TO BE AUTHENTIC ABOUT EATING CHEESE NOW? COME ON. THERE’S A LIMIT.” Camus: “PRECISELY. MORE WINE?” Sartre: “PLEASE.”