Heres is an outline i hashed up for tomorrow. ill print up copies for everybody, but bring your input. the presentation will just be conversation style, with a little structure just so we can hit all of the points. ive marked page numbers on all of the themes i thought were important to a critical analysis of beckette for reference in he conversation. this should be as easy and natural as any discussion we've had in the past, so dont get anxious. just come ready to talk!

Themes

 

Identity

page 12: debating on hangin themselves.

Estragon is very irrational, and impulsive, while Vladimir is the opposite Estragon's nickname should be Di-Di (representative of the ID)

Vladimir's nickname should be Go-Go (representative of the EGO)

 

they never address each other by the given names.

page 53, the boy address Vladimir as Mr. Albert

pg 95. Pozzo addressed as abel, and then cain

           

Negation of Time

No evidence of the passage of time besides the sun

Pg. 2 every time for them is Forever (Also dog reference on 62)

Pg. 9 : debating on when they were supposed to meet godot.

Pg. 60: next day, same time

Pg. 26 indifference of age

Pg 98 what time is it?

Pg. 103 your accursed time!

 

Loss of Memory

Pg. 9 what did we do yesterday?

Pg. 66 you dreamt it

Pg. 101 I wont remember today

 

Waiting for Salvation

Pg 8 bush

pg.14 a kind of prayer

pg 106 is he….black?

Broken System

Pg. 15 They are forbidden to laugh

 

Boredom

Pg, 12 hanging

Pg 92. We are bored!

Pg 99. There is a tree

 

Sickness

Pg 42 left lung is weak

Pg 12 kidneys

Pg 2 a ditch

pg 64 Who beat you?

 

Repetition

Pg 80 hat dance

Pg 85. Back and fourth

 

Fear

Pg.15 fear of meeting godot or anybody else

Pg 20 fear of not knowing what godot looks like

 

Abandonment

Pg.63 don’t touch me, don’t leave me

Pg. 68 it would be better if we parted

 

Are we Alive?

Pg. 2 There you are! am I?

Pg. 32 it’s a good sign

 

Consciousness(?)

pg 4 look in hat

pg 48 that will be the end of his thinking!

pg 80 find lucky’s hat

 

Paralyzed

Pg. 13 what do we do now?

Pg.. 50 cannot leave

Pg. 51 “ “

Pg. 64 there I am again

Pg 66 we are happy

Pg 109 do not leave/ I cant go on like this

Pg 90 decide to help blind pozzo