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ekay12
ekay12
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What are Pablo's core "beliefs" in The Wall? And are these beliefs well-founded or disputable?

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Posted by ekay12 on Wednesday March 14, 2007 at 10:36 PM and tagged with sartre, the wall.

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  1. blazedale

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    One of his core beliefs is integrity and loyalty. It seems to be a well-founded belief, and Pablo could be considered brave for his continuing to stick to that core belief by not telling the truth about Ramon's whereabouts. Ironically, even though he does not mean to expose Ramon's location, he does so accidentally and thus violates his core belief, albeit mistakenly.

    This may be one of Sartre's central points-- even core beliefs, no matter how well-considered, can be shaken by circumstances.

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    Posted by blazedale on Thursday March 15, 2007 at 3:22 PM