Vladimir And Estragon: A Symbol Of Man

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Vladimir is shown to be searching for answers in his hat, which symbolizes his using knowledge and his intellectual capability for solving problems. Both Estragon and Vladimir are searching for what the reader assumes to be the key to life’s problems. When they continue to do this throughout the drama, it expresses the fact that they are searching and will continue to search until they find what they are looking for.
Vladimir is more practical, and Estragon is more of a romantic. In the drama, Estragon wants to talk about his dreams. Vladimir doesn’t want to. He can not stand to hear about the dreams that Estragon has. When Estragon wakes up from falling asleep he says “I had a dream”. Vladimir answers with “Don’t tell me”3. Another example is that Estragon often forgets events as soon as they happen or within a day, while Vladimir, on the other hand, remember past events4. This is shown when Pozzo and Lucky enter into the scene in the second act. Estragon and ...

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