Waiting For Godot Analysis
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot is a very unique piece of work. First off, the story throws out all conventions in use of this disjointed, dare I say “boring” structure. And in the plays favor, reflecting the bore and sluggish nature in each of our mundane lives. As a result, the characters of Vladimir and Estragon, who although are placed in bizarre circumstances, are strangely relatable to the reader. We witness how they act amid all these strange happenings and their lack of action about it. They meet a few characters while waiting under the tree, the most notable of which being a slave named: Lucky. He is a slave who forces himself to carry bags of sand for no reason to impress his slave master Pozzo, even though he doesn’t have to. There is certainly a parallel between the duo Vladimir and Estragon with Lucky, who even though has no purpose, finds purpose in carrying bags of sand. Like the bags of sand Vladimir and Estragon are carrying by waiting for Godot.