Watching and Waiting

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CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906-1989) was an Irish avantgarde writer, playwright and poet, composition in English and French whose works offer a discouraging attitude toward human society. Beckett is viewed as one of the last pioneers; as incitement to a lot of people later creators, he is now and then considered one of the first postmodernists. He is likewise viewed as one of the key writer in what Martin Esslin called "Theater of the Absurd." As such, he is generally…

John Arden started his professional literary career at the Royal Court under the direction of George Devine. Among his early work belong the plays The Waters of Babylon (1957), Live Like Pigs (1958) and probably his best-known play Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance (1959). Arden, today a highly praised and appreciated playwright, received mostly bad reviews at the time of his productions in the 1950s. Critics slammed his early plays because of their difficult themes and complex style. Here is what the…

All humans have feelings of despair and worthlessness. As we mature, we have more substantial periods of worthlessness. In Ernest Hemingway’s “ A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, we get an inside look at the relation between old age and feeling worthless. Old age promotes feelings of worthlessness. The old waiter is not rushed in his actions at the café, as he knows the struggles of the old man, and this causes him to drink alone at a bar. Old age supports the delay in critical actions. The old…

Primarily, in the short story A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, the main idea is the meaning of “nada” which also means nothing; this ties in with meaningless of life which was a major theme in this narrative. The author wanted readers to understand the concept of how some humans may take some situations for granted, and others will appreciate the smaller aspects in life. This anecdote had three major characters; one character was an old, wise, and broken waiter while the other character was young,…

Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy Waiting for Godot depicts the endless wait of two homeless men, for a man named Godot. Their endless cycle of waiting and thus suffering continues and repeats itself until it is stopped by someone who instead of waiting for false hope, chooses to find this hope on their own terms. A key piece of the play that reflects this idea is the song that Vladimir sings in the beginning of the second act. A song about a dog that stole a piece of bread and thus beaten…

It’s five o’clock sharp when I walk into the restaurant, embracing the warmth of the heaters and the mix of chatter overpowering the sounds of the grill and coffee machine. The warm lighting from the light fixtures hanging above every table sets the tone for large gatherings and romantic date nights in contrast to the mix of Spanish and indie pop music that plays together in harmony. Customers gather around the counters, trying to put in the last orders to the cashiers, as the workers starts to…

Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett) Waiting for Godot is a play about two men seeking for hope and salvation, Vladimir and Estragon. In a country road (Beckett,1) with a single tree on a hill, they patiently waited aimlessly for someone whose arrival is uncertain, Godot. This play falls under tragedy and comedy. Tragic, in a sense that they are hoping for a day that Godot might come but all that is happening to them are just repeated incidence of the past days, and comedy because there are…

“A country road. A tree. Evening.” These stage directions preface Samuel Beckett’s tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot.” In the play, two men meet on this sparse, forlorn stage and attempt to make sense of their obscure world through encounters with mysterious characters and the prospects of finding purpose upon the arrival of a character they call Godot. The two men, Estragon and Vladimir, experience very little action or significant adventure in regards to the plot. Still, Beckett, regarded by some…

In 1888 Van Gogh created The Night Café using oil paints on a canvas. It's title alone depicts it almost to a tee, however, what one might envision without seeing it would be completely subjective. The same concept can be applied to what one feels when looking at this work. The painting depicts a very eerie room with colors that clash and are almost painful to look at. However, you’re drawn in by a man standing off in the corner of the room who appears to be staring at you. He almost looks as…