Vladimir And Estragon: A Symbol Of Man

Part I of Essay
Many Authors use different techniques in their wittings. Samuel Beckett uses allusions and references to characters to help the reader understand what the characters represent. In his drama Waiting for Godot, Beckett’s two main characters, Estragon and Vladimir, are symb ....

Part II of Essay
.... hat. Vladirmir constantly “Takes off his hat, peers inside it, feels about inside it, shakes it, puts it on again”2. Through this action Vladimir is shown to be searching for answers in his hat, which symbolizes his using knowledge and his intellectual capability for solving problems. Both Estragon and Vladimir are searching for what the reader assumes to be the key to life’s problems. When they continue to do this throughout the drama, it expresses the fact that they are searching and will continue to search until they find what they are ....