In Existentialism is a humanism Sartre explains that you can imagine yourself being what you want, and through choice you can become that person. However, this choice is not found from within, but rather is a decision based on our awareness of our own desires and the opinions of others. In To the Lighthouse, Woolf argues that what is unreal are our thoughts, and these thoughts are focused on finding our purpose. It tells how our thoughts and abilities lead us to different perspectives of reality. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, she provides a sort of combination of Woolf and Sartre. Through the character of the creature we see the intrinsic notions that the monster has as well as perceptions of the external world. In all the works, however, we note that thoughts and conjectures are what lead to action, which thus reveals and creates our reality. Sartre's philosophy has often been considered pessimistic, neglecting human solidarity and driving quietism. (17-19) For this reason he formulates the argument that existentialism is a form of humanism. Sartre considers himself an atheistic existentialist, but, despite his disbelief in God, claims that man is what he chooses to be. However, man's choice does not develop only starting from the individual's reason but also by considering factors external to himself. For a man to exist as an entity of any kind, he must think of himself as something and thereafter pursue it. Sartre proposes: “This [existentialism] is humanism because we remind man that there is no other legislator other than himself and that he must, in his state of abandonment, make his own choices, and also because we show that he is not turning inward, but constantly seeking a ...... middle of paper ...... for Mary Shelley the combination between our perceptions, actions and the perceptions of others is what causes reality. Sartre emphasizes action more than the perceptions of others, Woolf emphasizes many perceptions more than action, and Shelley creates a balance between the two. However, all three authors suggest that the thoughts, actions and consciousness of others help to elucidate and realize reality. Works CitedSartre, Jean-Paul. Existentialism is a humanism = (L'Existentialisme Est Un Humanisme) ; Including, a comment on the stranger (explanation De L'Étranger). Ed. Giovanni Kulka. New Haven: Yale UP, 2007. Print.Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein: text, contexts, criticism of 1818. Ed. J. Paul Hunter. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2012. Print.Woolf, Virginia. At the lighthouse. Ed. Marco Hussey. Orlando: Harcourt, 2005. Print.