Objectives of the Study

and also the characterization the words spoken by the characters. What makes this thesis distinctive from Nawaningrum’s is the focus that lies on Vladimir and the purpose of finding the modernist values in him. Another thesis which the writer has chosen as a related study is a research conducted by Louciana Hapsari entitled “The Idea of Modernism as Revealed through Character and Plot in Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author ”. The writer refers to Hapsari’s thesis since both of their studies share similar objectives regarding the topic; which is the idea of modernism shown through characters of the literary work, and approach; which is New Criticism. The analysis of main characters and plot shows that character and plot has several points that can be said as the reflection of the idea of modernism. In general, modernism questions the existence of God. The goal of modernism is to find the truth behind the surface appearance. Moreover, previously Barry explains some characteristics of literary modernism such as a new emphasis on impressionism and subjectivity, a movement away in novels from the apparent objectivity, a blurring of the distinction between genres, a new liking for fragmented forms, discontinuous narrative, and random-seeming collages of disparate material, and the tendency towards ‘reflexivity’. So, the spirit of modernism is a power of reason. Thus, the analysis of modernism is done based on the theories above Hapsari, 2014: 52. By referring to Hapsari’s thesis, the writer understands more about revealing modernist characteristics of Vladimir in Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot, keeping in mind of the goals of modernism and the signs of whenever a character displays a modernist attitude. What makes this research distinctive from Hapsari’s is obviously the object of the study and the type of literary work; while Hapsari uses a modern play, this research uses a postmodern one. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI