Oh Lucky

Waiting for Godot is truly a difficult read; however, it is a rather fulfilling one. I loved Estragon and Vladimir's complex relationship. Additionally, their interactions with each other fascinated me, revealing different facets of their feelings (love, hate, interchangeable, reliant). However, the character that captured my attention was Lucky. Indeed, Lucky’s place in context of the play perplexes me. All the other characters are in search of things to occupy time, while Lucky has no such pastime. Pozzo tells him what to do, and he does it, which implies his servitude occupies his time. In addition, Beckett (in the Preface) stressed, Lucky is “lucky” because he has no expectations. I also find it truly telling that he has only two lines, and one is said because of an order. All in all, I found Waiting for Godot a complete and satisfying read.