THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

First of all, let's think inside the box and state the obvious, Jean Paul Sartre and Plato are completely different. They wrote hundreds of years apart from each other, Plato used complex sentences and diction to say his point while Sartre's was much more simplistic, Sartre described details that would be impossible for Plato to even dream of.

Now let's think outside the box, Jean Paul Sartre and Plato are the same. They are geniuses, they use allegories to convey very complex ideas in very simplistic ways, they are great writers who are both articulate, they used a dialect as their main form of literature, and they have captivated their audiences for generations.

But in the end the analysis of these two bodies of work really boils down to the differences and similarities between existentialism and Plato's philosophy. They both tried to seek the truth through reason. I think the main descrepancy the two theories is that Plato and Sorates saw more value in life than the existentialism followers and the authors of the theater of the absurd did.