Samuel Beckett’s Tribute to Women in Happy Days
Samuel Beckett’s Tribute to Women in Happy Days
Author(s): Georgiana-Elena DilăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: stories; marriage; modern woman; strength;
Summary/Abstract: Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days portrays his first female protagonist echoing the past events of her life and embracing the new circumstances that families were built on after the war, being viewed as the embodiment of the modern woman. The play generally focuses on the following topics: alienation, human isolation, impotence and identity crisis presenting subjectivity and the fine line between a real and a fading existence. The present article aims at exploring Beckett’s intention regarding the mixture of themes the play presents to the world taking into account the attempt to rediscover the personal struggles in an absurd world.
Journal: Annals of the University of Craiova, Series: Philology, English
- Issue Year: 1/2019
- Issue No: XX
- Page Range: 118-124
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English