Squidward seems to embody the nature of an absurdist and someone who accepts the finite-until he finally becomes alone. After escaping future and past, Squidward’s time machine malfunctions and goes into a void. He enters a space of nothingness: no furniture, no setting, just a white backdrop and the echo of his own voice. At first, Squidward celebrates finally getting what he wants, however, this joy breaks within minutes as he sits in a completely unknown surrounding, in a situation where he has no control and any way of escaping. In the Being and Nothingness, Sartre comments, “Nothingness haunts being” (Holt 45). No matter how much Squidward desires solitude, what he desires is never true isolation. What he hopes for is a peaceful Sunday in his house, with his neighbors minding their own, quiet business. Squidward panics in face of the nothingness, and begins to run but only ends up where he started. In this void, everything is circular and undefined. Squidward fails the accept the absurdity and the withdrawal from society, proving him a part of everyone else. …show more content…
Meursault goes to jail and faces execution while Squidward gets stuck in a space of nothingness. Meursault sits through the trial and jail time with a passive attitude, without letting go of his belief in a meaningless world. On the other hand, Squidward eventually panics and finds a way to return home. Throughout the episode, Squidward may manifest an absurdist view, but his reason to continue the absurdity instead of escaping it has been the hope that SpongeBob and Patrick will leave him alone. Thusly, Squidward never views the world as meaningless and hopeless; even his acceptance of absurdity establishes upon