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  • Waiting for Godot

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    Waiting for Godot is a play about two men, Estragon and Vladimir waiting on the side of the road for an unknown man named Godot for unknown reasons. On two consecutive days, the wealthy Pozzo and his slave Lucky pass by. On the first day Pozzo is arrogant, on the second day, Pozzo has been blinded and humbled and Lucky is mute. The characters' conversations are both theological and frivolous. Godot never comes and the pair agree to kill themselves tomorrow if Godot does not arrive.

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    Waiting for Lefty offers a critique of the conflict felt by the workers who struggle under the capitalist system and those who profit from their labor. A group of taxi drivers meets to discuss the possibility of going on strike. The leaders of the union are anti-strike and label anyone who is pro-strike a "red," or Communist. The play is divided into seven vignettes that take place during the meeting, providing a bit of background into each of the characters.

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    Clifford Odets had a vision of what the great depression was doing to families and businesss around the U S He wanted to portray that in a play where he could do a first of its kind and have the audience as a part in the play In 1935 Clifford Odets first play to be produced was Waiting for lefty It was a controversial play about the depression in the mid 1930s that was all one act with seven different scenes It was something that every person in the audience could relate to in each scene becaus

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