In the play Waiting for Godot written and translated by Samuel Beckett, readers follow the characters, Didi and Gogo, who wait for someone named Godot, in which they never show themselves, and time is very rarely mentioned in the play, apart from very few encounters with Pozzo and Lucky, and the mention of night and day. As the show progresses, Didi and Gogo begin to lose faith in what they are waiting for, and as Pozzo and Lucky get older, they achieve less and become more and more useless. Therefore, in the play, Beckett uses the progression and development of the relationship between Pozzo and Lucky, as well as themselves, to represent the lack of faith in humanity and the lack of purpose in life. Shortly after the start of Act 1, Didi and Gogo meet Pozzo and Lucky for the first time. After a brief introduction Pozzo asks Didi and Gogo if they would like to see Lucky dance or think. At first they are not sure if he really knows how to do both, because all they see is the slave and depressed side of him with little to no knowledge. Readers also perceive the lucky one as incapable of doing anything, yet Pozzo goes on to tell what the lucky one did. “Vladimir. Does he think?/Well. Certainly. Aloud. Once he even thought very cutely, I could listen to him for hours. Now... (shudders). So much the worse for me” (Beckett 26). "Well. He danced the farandole, the fling, the brawl, the jig, the fandango and even the horn. He did a somersault. For Joy, this is the best she can do” (Beckett 27). In both sentences Beckett uses the word “used” which serves the purpose of indicating an event that happened in the past. Lucky was able to dance and think a lot, however over time he lost these abilities as you...... middle of paper ......you will never find him, just as Didi and Gogo never find Godot speaking on behalf of humanity and the lack of ability to find closure. Samuel expresses his view of humanity and its lack of faith, through the progression of Pozzo and Lucky's physical beings but also their relationship, and uses the idea of ​​time to portray the change in humanity as they live. This topic is crucial to understanding the story and seeing the role of two characters who almost seem to be red herrings, but hold a much larger implication in explaining what humanity is doing wrong. We see how time changes humanity, and as time progresses, humans also change, changing their abilities and mindsets, which leads to a loss of motivation to achieve greatness and our lives, as we, they become useless. Works Cited Beckett, Samuel. The complete dramatic works. London: Faber and Faber, 1990. Print.