Hell is—other people!

   This is the climax of the play. Garcin, after only a few short pages of being antagonized, comes to the realization that Hell is not a place of hot pokers and fire, but it is merely other people that bore into the perception that one has for themselves, completely disabling them from freedom. This is one of the main points in Sartre's philosophy as well. The self is easily free, but as soon as there is an observer, the need to fulfill some role eradicates that freedom. I find this absolutely hilarious. Every Disney Channel movie uses the whole "be yourself" bull shit to give self-esteem to kids, but they are simultaneously pressuring a child to fulfill the role of themselves with a "reward" of the same admiration and fortune the character in the movie/show receives from "being themselves." There is honestly not a whole lot more cruel than that. Instead of promoting freedom from society, they push viewers to seek a role that will reward them with acceptance by the same society that imprisons them! It is just like Garcin. He wants to avenge himself from the "coward" legacy he has by convincing those around him by continuing to harp on that which imprisons him. Garcin could easily let it all go, because, now that he is Hell, what difference does it make? No one cares. Just let himself be free of those self-imposed limitations. Bah. People can suck it.