1. Paper:
African Literature
Topic:
Comparative study of
“The Swamp Dwellers”
&
“Waiting for Godot”
Prepared by:
Deepti Joshi
Submitted to:
Dept. Of. English,
M.K .B University, Bhavnagar

2. Characters presented without much history
Crave for Salvation
1. Need of every individual and Society
2. Wole Soyinka’s Question to Reader
Weather or not Swamp Dwellers should continue to depend on Serpent for
Salvation??
Should Man continue to grope through absurd existence with blind faith for divine
Salvation??

3. Hopelessness and Helplessness
Realism
“The World In which the Writers write is one without Unity, Clarity, rationality,
or hope, where Man feels himself alone and stranger in a place”
Need to realize Reality
“The Dignity of Man lies in his ability to face reality. To accept it
freely, without any fear, without ay illusion and laugh at it”

4. Act of Endless waiting
 Nothing to be done
-ESTRAGON
Estragon: Let’s Go
Vladimir: We Can’t go
Estragon: Why not
Vladimir: We are waiting for Godot
Nothing Happens
Absurdity of Human condition

5. Characters
The Swamp Dwellers
Igwezu & Awchike
Lucky
Pozzo
Godot
Waiting for Godot
Two thieves of Bible
Bagger
Kadiye
Serpent

6.  Poetic Justice
Reader are confused
 Conclusion

7. Thank You
Submitted to:
Department of English,
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji, Bhavanagar University
Bhavanagar, Gujarat