Even though she has landed in hell, Estelle seems to have no ability to recognize her faults and wants to be admired for her beauty and charm. Upon her arrival, she tells Garcin and Inez that she suspects that she is the victim of a mistake and does not belong there at all. Because she wants them to think highly of her, she conjectures that "Stupid employees who don't know their job" have sent her there and tells them that "if they made a mistake in my case, they may have done the same about you." She tries to convince them of her goodness by telling them that she sacrificed her youth "to a man nearly three times" her age and then died of pneumonia after refusing to run off with another man. However, the truth comes out: Estelle is actually responsible for provoking the suicide of an impoverished man who loved her, whom she callously rejected. Moreover, she killed the infant they had together. Once this ugly truth is forced from her by Inez and Garcin, she tells Garcin, "I loathe you."
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