One of the complexities of Literature of the Absurd is that it is often difficult to define a theme, since the very absurdity of the work is focused (usually) on man's inability to make sense of things. The human condition is a dismal and distressful state; the derelict man struggles to live or rather exist, in a hostile and uncaring world. A sense of stagnancy and bareness captivates man, and whenever he tries to assert himself, he is curbed. Both Camus and Beckett encompass all of the aforementioned through their literary works The Stranger and Waiting for Godot respectively. In the end, the eternal hopelessness of life permeates every aspect of both works of literature.

In Beckett's words, human life is the endurance and tolerance to "the boredom of living" "replaced by the suffering of being." These phrases speak volumes of a philosophy born out of the harsh human realities. Vladimir and Estragon are blissfully and pain

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