![]() ![]() Like God, we do not know exactly who he is, or even if he exists. This shows how Godot is a very Godlike character. Vladimir says that they asked him for “Nothing very definite”, Estragon continues saying what they asked from Godot, “A kind of prayer” (Beckett, 13). They do not really know who he is, they never even met him but they do know that they want something from him. We have no clear sense of purpose.Ħ Who is Godot? The mysterious man which Vladimir and Estragon are waiting for. It is the way things have to be, because we are put on this earth in the role as humans. Suggests that it is due to the humans condition that we have an endless search, waiting, and a personal journey for ourselves (Bugliani, 2011). All we know is that they are here at this road waiting for something to happen. We know nothing about how Vladimir and Estragon got to the road, and nothing about their past. Creates the atmosphere of that the human life has no clear beginning, and like the road there is no clear end. The setting of the play is set by simply saying “A country Road. Humans chose to ignore and rule out the other many versions of the truth, so that we can all see things in unison. What humans believe to be true, is just one perspective. Why believe him rather than the others” (Beckett, 9). And only one speaks of the thief being saved. Vladimir questions why we chose to believe one story over the three other versions of the same story, “But all four were there. Vladimir points out to Estragon the story about the two thieves that were on both side of Jesus while he was dying on the cross. There are many allusions in the symbols and themes, that leads people to the conclusion that this book is based on a catholic point of view. However, Beckett said that if he meant for Godot to represent God, he would have said so in the play. Godot represents God Vladimir and Estragon represents the entire human race.ģ Catholic Point of View In the biblical sense many assumptions can be made that Beckett chose Godot to represent God. One of the most common interpretation of this novel is in the religious point of view through the relationship between Godot, Vladimir and Estragon. 1 Waiting For Godot Symbols & Imagery By: Brittany Camara & Natalie Doan
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