The biggest difference between Acts 1 and 2 in the play is
the reversal of fortune for Pozzo and Lucky. Whereas Pozzo was clearly the master and
Lucky was his slave in Act 1, in Act 2 Pozzo is blind and Lucky mute. They have become
dependant on each other for survival.
For Vladimir and
Estragon, each new day, seems to be just that, new. Pozzo and Lucky do not remember
meeting them the day before and the boy who delivers the message that Godot will not be
there but to come again tomorrow, also does not remember them. Their own long term
memories seem fuzzy.
Another interesting change is that the
tree now has a leaf. Is it actually the next day as in 24 hours later or has time
passed and each day is like the day before? Time itself does not necessarily have the
same meaning for these people as it does for us. Time is indeed
relative
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