The Absurdity of Main Character Depicted in Beckett's Waiting for Godot

Siti Masitoh

Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris

Fakultas Humaniora dan Budaya Universitas Islam Negeri Malang

Jalan Gajayana 50 Malang

simasan68@yahoo.co.id

Abstract

This article is aimed at revealing the way how the characters are described as absurb men and understanding the inferences of their absurdity. Thus, the Theory of the Absurd which discusses about the tradition of the absurd and its significance is really needed, furthermore, due to the fact that the object is a play, this analysis can be classified into Literary Criticism. Then, the absurdity is presented through the characters so the Psychological Approach is the suitable approach used. The result of the analysis show that every character is characterized as a very specific character who has his own characteristics that is different from each other but they complete each other. Through their actions and dialogue, they are really absurd men.

Key words: absurd, psychological approach, character.