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Psychoanalytic Analysis Of Samuel Beckett's Endgame

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When it comes to analyzing the work of Samuel Beckett, Endgame, it is possible to find different interpretations in terms of its content. At first glance, the viewer could realize that the purpose of the work was to show a typical family scene, located in a monotonous and gray room, inhabited by characters such as elderly parents, his son, already advanced in age, bitter and depressed and, his faithful butler, discontented with his job, but helpful. However, if it is analyzed in greater detail, it may reveal an interpretation with greater depth, one that is abstracted from the scene, one that could be considered psychoanalytic. From a point of view, the room could be imagined as the inside of the mind of the protagonist, Hamm in this case. In the interior, the windows could be considered as Hamm´s eyes, its contact with the world. Consecutively, Clov, his servant, could also be reflected as the connection Hamm maintains with the outside world, since he is capable to see, to move around and he has the feasibility to know …show more content…

If we relate it to Endgame, Nell and Nagg, could be considered as the towers inside the dashboard, which are positioned in a corner and would indicate the fortress, which, in the heading the towers are the ones that maintain the other parts. In the case of Hamm, his parents are the strength based on the construction of his personality. The pawn would represent Clov, it is a piece that seems not to have too much importance, but in the final moment of a game, it becomes a vital part of it. Maintains its position next to Hamm and consequently it protects him constantly. Finally, Hamm could be represented by the king, is positioned in the middle of the dashboard surrounded by the other parts to protect him, does not have greater mobility, if needed or if the others to achieve their survival. At the time that Hamm covers his head with the handkerchief; the king dies and gives the end of the

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