Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samule Beckett:

Question

Read this excerpt from Endgame by Samule Beckett:

HAMM:

Go and get two bicycle-wheels.

CLOV:

There are no more bicycle-wheels.

HAMM:

What have you done with your bicycle?

CLOV:

I never had a bicycle.

HAMM:

The thing is impossible.

CLOV:

When there were still bicycles I wept to have one. I crawled at your feet. You told me to go to Hell. Now there are none.

What thematic idea does this passage most clearly help develop?

Answer 1

The thematic idea that this passage most clearly helps develop is the recurring theme of loss and the impossibility of satisfaction or fulfillment in life. The absence of bicycle-wheels symbolizes the absence of something that could bring joy or purpose, highlighting the emptiness and disappointment experienced by the characters. This passage also touches on the idea of missed opportunities and the inability to change one's circumstances.