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Abstract

The Postmodernism movement arose in the aftermath of WWII with its indelible impact on the psyche of twentieth-century people. The effects of post WWII have been reflected in literature with focus on human sufferings and pessimism. The spectacles of such sufferings are observed in Samuel Beckett's play waiting for Godot. This paper looks into the consequences of WWII and its impact on people's minds and bodies with reference to Waiting for Godot. The focus of this research is on the play's symbols and how they are interpreted in a postmodern environment. Through a detailed examination, interpretation, and references of Waiting for Godot, this research aims to reveal the uncertainty, identity crises, nihilism, and absurdity to readers. This paper examines science's harmful involvement in WWII as well as postmodernism's disagreement with science. This study also aims to answer issues about postmodernism's and WWII's implications, as well as the impact on people and writers in the twentieth century. Samuel Becket's uncertain language and links of symbols with characters in Waiting for Godot represent his state of mind and his aim to transmit the postmodern message of loss to his readers. It tends to prioritise features of Postmodernism in Waiting for Godot, WWII's effects, and the study of symbols.