BAD FAITH AND ARTIFICIAL CONSCIOUSNESS: SARTRE’S EXISTENTIALISM OF CHARACTER AM IN HARLAN ELLISON’S I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM
Elite English and Literature Journal December 31, 2025 Hana Farida, Annisa Wafa Hana
The paper examines the character AM from Harlan Ellison’s I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream through the lens of Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist theory. It addresses how AM, an artificial intelligence, becomes self-aware yet remains constrained by its programming, resulting in psychological torment and existential anguish. The existence of AM reflects the paradox of consciousness without...