Godot, a Waiting for Hope

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부조리극의 효시라 할 수 있는 사뮤엘 베켓의 `고도를 기다리며`를 읽고 작품 속에 나오는 인물들의 특징과 그들의 모습에 투영된 인간사회의 부조리들을 분석한 영문 에세이 입니다.

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Along with the development of science, Realism, which was based on a rational mindset, had been dominant in the 19th century European societies. Since the World War II, however, skepticism about science and materialism had begun to arise. world without God. A blanket denial of the existence of God shook humans’ existing beliefs and values so hard, and it consequently made humans not only feel a sense of loss, but also shudder with fear like lost children. Humans, who were deprived of a symbol of salvation, God, by a rational and scientific theory, had begun to distrust Rationalism. On the basis of such a social phenomenon

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Waiting for Godot not only shows a tragic and irrational life of contemporary men, but also gives the hope of salvation to their desperate lives. Characters of Waiting for Godot have trouble in communication, but they never give up on conversation. Although Lucky is physically and verbally abused by Pozzo, at least, there is someone, who is outraged at Pozzo’s inhumane treatment.

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