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• W878464558 abstract "AbstractBeckett's short story Lessness seems an abstract painting of life words through which he unconsciously tries to reason out life. Lessness seems to be an effort to translate the abstract concept of uselessness and purposelessness of life. repetitive pattern of words used twenty-four paragraphs of the short story presents the uselessness and changelessness of life not only for a day but also for the entire existence a generic way. Through deconstruction of the text of Lessness, the idea of changelessness and uselessness of life is analysed. blanket of monotony and timelessness that shrouds our existence adds dullness to our life. eternal wait to find a change lasts endlessly without any finding. Thus, not only an individual's existence but also existence general, becomes a symbol of dullness.Keywords. Beckett, Lessness, deconstruction; existentialism; emptiness;IntroductionLessness not only is considered one of the most enigmatic short texts of the twentieth century utterly alien and incomprehensible (Dearlove, 104), perversely uncommunicative and teasingly mysterious (Bryden, 137), it was also written the most enigmatic way, we are told.1 No small wonder that readers general feel disoriented when confronted with this text or any other text of a similar kind. This happens because readers general try to map onto the text their own real-world experiences and assumptions. However, cautioning his readers, Beckett told Tom Driver: The confusion is not my invention. It is all around us and our only chance is to let it in (Finney, 63). This requires of the reader simultaneous construction and deconstruction of the text.Lessness has been the choice of critics not only for its thematic significance but also for its structural pattem. Haahr & Drew, focus on the random permutation to order sentences (1), whereas, Brienza & Brater focus on the spatial configuration of the paragraphs. latter two argue that the verbal arrangement is figurative and not logical (244). However, Sea ver points out that the division of the text of Lessness twenty-four paragraphs seems to be symbolic of the twenty-four hours of an ordinary single day (555). This paper is an attempt to take this idea further by a close textual deconstruction2 of the story. However, we should not forget Beckett's own comment about his own works: There is no key [to my works] ... If the subject of my [works] could be explicated philosophical terms there wouldn't be any reason to write them (as cited Acheson, 27).Deconstructing LessnessThe first twelve paragraphs seem to represent the first twelve hours of the day; whereas the remaining twelve seem to signify the later twelve hours of the day. repetitive pattem of words the first twelve paragraphs reappears the same sequence the next twelve. It seems to suggest that an individual experiences the same environment, the same suffering, the same sense of uselessness, worthlessness and timelessness all over the day as well as throughout one's life. Whatever impression of existence emerges the first paragraph seems reflected the thirteenth - the first paragraph of the second part of the day. Similar effect appears successive paragraphs making this piece of twenty-four paragraphs a story of one complete day. It shows that time repeats the same state of existence which it shows only twelve hours ago. uselessness of time is shrouded manmade time spectrum of twenty four hours. It suggests that time passes but nothing changes. Such monotony turns time into timelessness. Thus a single day seems to be a microcosmic reflection of the macrocosm - the entire life. This changelessness of one day goes beyond that day and continues to expand into infinity. Time passes all over life without a sign of change this changelessness.The very first hour of the day is shrouded emptiness and uselessness expressed the first paragraph. …" @default.
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• W878464558 title "Existence Sans Existence: Deconstructing SamuelBecket's Lessness" @default.
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