Validation analysis of "Waiting for Godot" based on Roland Barth's theory of passwords

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1 Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd University, Bojnourd, Iran

2 Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kosar, Bojnord, Iran

Abstract

it is written text or closed text that transforms the reader into a consumer and the text is readable. It also explores the narrative functions, meanings and hidden meanings of the text. The method of this research is descriptive-analytical study with narrative approach. The research findings show that The text of Waiting for Godot is adaptable to Barth's theory of coding and follows the narrative analysis paradigm of Barthes: It is important that in some cases Barth's critical patterns of over-saturation or immobility be cast It challenges the text in an aesthetic context, which leads to a better understanding of the work on the creation of two half-crazy and half-philosophical characters. In the dialogues of this text, Beckett has been able to convey his religious and philosophical implications by making connections between the characters of the play with a great deal of contrast and using the style of the instrument. This play is a written text and has a multiplication of meaning that is reproduced by the reader.

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Research in Contemporary World Literature
Volume 27, Issue 2
February 2023
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