Plays

Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

★★★★

If you like plays or are open to checking some out, Waiting for Godot is a good place to start. Beckett uses humorously dramatic Vladimir and Estragon to showcase some of the biggest concerns associated with faith. As the characters are waiting for Godot to come and assist them, they are essentially sitting near a tree in the middle of no where and confident that Godot will come for them. The question of whether Godot (God) will come personally or help via other means is also raised through the appearance of a child that reappears multiple times. Every time their faith begins to shake, they reaffirm their decision to wait for Godot. I found this represented the struggle to maintain faith in something -or someone- that you cannot see or hear. I know my biggest struggle with religion is accepting the idea that there is an almighty magic man that I cannot see but is ultimately responsible for everything that is. I'm not knocking people who do believe in any specific God or religion, but it did make me feel a little less alone to hear about other people's struggles. I don't normally like plays since they lack descriptions that are meant to be made up for via visuals on stage, but this one is very easy to read.