Estragon seems to be the more thoughtful of the two men, but
that does not mean he is thoughtful to the level that we might expect of humanity. Clearly, time
and place have changed into a state of nothingness, a nothingness in which these characters have
to live for whatever reason. They seem to feel a void, meaning that they have the vaguest of
recollections of their previous existences but that those memories are so amorphous that all they
have now is a void, a state of nothingness or emptiness where something should
be.
For example, most conversation progresses from a natural
starting point to a natural ending point. Yet, the reader notices that with Estragon and
Vladimir, conversation is stilted, circular and nonsensical. This is a void in what used to be a
common pastime for human beings. The fact that Estragon recognizes these voids is significant
because it shows that he understands it is not natural and not hopeful for his
future.
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