Monday, June 8, 2009

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Book Cover of Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot is characterized as a tragicomedy in two acts. It is a play that deals with the perception of reality while depicting human nature. The play deals with themes of life made useless by repetition, of how people will hold out for a goal they believe will save them, and then spend their lives in meaningless distraction waiting for their ship to come in. This false belief also leads people to accept abuse, both from others and from themselves, to delude themselves, and then forget, only to delude themselves again.

The play revolves around a fast paced, often insensible, dialog between two characters that is somehow entrancing and entertaining. A must read for anyone interested in motivating themselves towards concrete goals, and ready to dust off the meaningless minutia of life.

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