Now, taking into consideration this broad theme, what is Beckett's purpose in dehumanizing Lucky (an ironic name, if I can add)? I had to re-read his initial description to figure out that he is a human being, not a horse. The rope around his neck, the baggage-carrying responsibility, the lack of speech--what does it mean?
Lucky could be Beckett's touch of irony. Lucky used to be a teacher for Pozzo, and if you were to decipher his speech, you would find Lucky's philosophical side, despite the other babble he throws in. It is almost as if the teacher (Lucky) is now a slave to the student (Pozzo).
ReplyDeleteWell to go along with what Kenya said it is fact that Lucky the teacher is slave to the student Pozzo. When you read on past Lucky’s speech you will read how Pozzo can’t stand Lucky’s philosophies I think Beckett was trying to show how some people are bigots not open to new information. If read the history of the play Waiting for Godot You can see that when it was first presented many of the viewers that came to see the play left because of how boring it was this is just to prove Beckett’s possible meaning for enslaving the teacher.
ReplyDeleteBeckett's purpose in dehumanizing Lucky is perhaps to show the low value that is placed on educators. As mentioned above, Lucky was Pozzo's former teacher and he is now treated as a slave. The relationship between Pozzo and Lucky can also be seen as a sort of metaphor for society and societal structure. Pozzo represents the master/leader while Lucky is portrayed as the subordinate.
ReplyDeleteI found that the significance of Lucky's character was not only to convey through his speech that like most people, Lucky has no idea what life is about. His speech is a stream of consciousness- nonsense. But it is an attempt to make sense of this absurd world. Which is absurd in itself because it is absurd to try to make sense of a world that is unintelligible.
ReplyDeleteBut Lucky's role also shows the unfortunate circumstances that life gives us. Lucky was Pozzo's professor- he was his teacher and now he is subject to being his slave. In a sense, we cannot control what happens to us. We must simply take it and live with it.