Well, Lucky's speech is supposed to represent the absurd(He's talking about everything and nothing at the same time). His speech irritates Pozzo, and confuses Didi and Gogo. Pozzo used to be Lucky's student, now the roles are reversed Lucky is now Pozzo's slave. Pozzo gets irritated because Lucky is rambling on, but he might also be upset that his former teacher has risen above his submissive status. Lucky is stating things that are higher than Pozzo's knowledge, which vexes and irritates him. Truthfully, I don't know why Lucky isn't able to think without his hat. Maybe his hat is his source of inspiration, just as we are inspired by random things.
It is funny that you should ask what Lucky is talking about. Lucky's speech is one of the most significant aspects of this story. The fact that we do not know what Lucky is talking about, and that we are so eager to decipher what he is attempting to portray, underlines an aspect of the absurd- the fact that we have a "rage for order" and a need to find out what everything means, when really some things have no meaning. Another aspect about Lucky's speech that underscores this theme of attemtpting to find meaning where there is none is the term QUA. The term qua is a philosophical term brought forth by Aristotle in his "Metaphysics." The term talks about things existing merely because they exist. Thence, correct me if I am wrong, he is attempting to say that things do not have to have any type of attributed qualities or have actual proof that they exist to exist. I think Beckett incorporated this into Lucky's speech to bring forth an aspect of the absurd and more or less, ridicule the human quest for logic and reason, when emotion is also a main motivator for human drives.
If you want a little more information of qua go on Wikipedia It really helped me find information on what Qua meant, plus we discussed the topic in class.
Reference- Qua information obtained from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics_(Aristotle)
There are many ways of interpreting Lucky's speech and yours could be a plausible interpretation.
Personally, I felt that Lucky's speech was a means of bringing forth the theme of absurdity in an existentialist state. Lucky's name is ironic/absurd because the conditions to which he is placed upon- being Pozzo's servant after having been his teacher- demonstrates that Lucky is not so Lucky, after all. Also, the things Lucky states in his speech, make a certain amount of sense, remotely, thence we have to give Lucky a certain amount of credit for trying to make sense of a world that does not make sense.
Well, Lucky's speech is supposed to represent the absurd(He's talking about everything and nothing at the same time). His speech irritates Pozzo, and confuses Didi and Gogo. Pozzo used to be Lucky's student, now the roles are reversed Lucky is now Pozzo's slave. Pozzo gets irritated because Lucky is rambling on, but he might also be upset that his former teacher has risen above his submissive status. Lucky is stating things that are higher than Pozzo's knowledge, which vexes and irritates him. Truthfully, I don't know why Lucky isn't able to think without his hat. Maybe his hat is his source of inspiration, just as we are inspired by random things.
ReplyDeleteIt is funny that you should ask what Lucky is talking about. Lucky's speech is one of the most significant aspects of this story. The fact that we do not know what Lucky is talking about, and that we are so eager to decipher what he is attempting to portray, underlines an aspect of the absurd- the fact that we have a "rage for order" and a need to find out what everything means, when really some things have no meaning. Another aspect about Lucky's speech that underscores this theme of attemtpting to find meaning where there is none is the term QUA. The term qua is a philosophical term brought forth by Aristotle in his "Metaphysics." The term talks about things existing merely because they exist. Thence, correct me if I am wrong, he is attempting to say that things do not have to have any type of attributed qualities or have actual proof that they exist to exist. I think Beckett incorporated this into Lucky's speech to bring forth an aspect of the absurd and more or less, ridicule the human quest for logic and reason, when emotion is also a main motivator for human drives.
ReplyDeleteIf you want a little more information of qua go on Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteIt really helped me find information on what Qua meant, plus we discussed the topic in class.
Reference-
Qua information obtained from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics_(Aristotle)
Thanks guys! So, could one say, because Lucky does not get many opportunities to speak freely, that he is just saying everything he had held in?
ReplyDeleteThere are many ways of interpreting Lucky's speech and yours could be a plausible interpretation.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I felt that Lucky's speech was a means of bringing forth the theme of absurdity in an existentialist state. Lucky's name is ironic/absurd because the conditions to which he is placed upon- being Pozzo's servant after having been his teacher- demonstrates that Lucky is not so Lucky, after all. Also, the things Lucky states in his speech, make a certain amount of sense, remotely, thence we have to give Lucky a certain amount of credit for trying to make sense of a world that does not make sense.
Speech was displaying that lucky still had some sort of intelligence to him, although disorganized. He's trying to make sense of nothing.
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