Narrative Fragments and Story-telling in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame

Abstract

Narrative and story-telling are important human concepts encapsulating such issues as cognition, meaning, tradition and identity. Characters in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, which is assumed to be antagonistic to story-telling, problematise the act of story-telling by attempting to create or retell stories, despite their obvious failures and difficulties and objections they come across. Being trapped within the uneventful present, they tell stories, anecdotes, jokes, and fill in the void with dialogues. This paper examines story-telling in the play within the context of time, power, and identity.

Keywords

• Öykü Anlatma
• Anlatı
• Zaman
• İktidar
• Kimlik
• Anlam
• Metinlerarasılık
• Anlatıda Sapma