Tough question. I'm guessing one comparison could be how
both of the main characters, Pink and Ibbieta, both had to face a tyrannical,
overpowering force: Pink faced a judge, who blurts out how Pink deserves the "full
penalty of law"; Ibbieta, on the other hand, also faces interrogation from an oppressive
military force who wants him to reveal an acquaintance's whereabouts or face death by a
firing squad.
We know that Sartre was an existentialist,
which is clearly seen in many lines in the short story; similarly, Pink seems to
struggle to find some sort of meaning to his life as well: he seems to simply give up at
times just like Ibbieta does.
I may be stretching here, but
both main characters also seem to harbor quite a bit of hostility: Ibbieta narrates his
thoughts about how he hates the others and finds pleasure in teasing the guards. Pink
seems quite complacent, but can quickly fly off the deep end or do something extreme
like join a Nazi-like extremist group.
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