Samuel Beckett’sMolloyas a Critique of Christian Humanism

Abstract

The objective of the present research work is to prove Samuel Beckett’s Molloyas a critique of Christian humanism. Beckett, in order to show the absurd condition of human beings and at the same time flaws in Christian humanism, makes his narrators cum protagonists, Molloy and Moran, satirize the principles of Christian humanism. Both Molloy and Moran take the beliefs of Christian humanism as the point of departure, mock at those deceptive principles such as objectivity of truth, belief in eternity of the soul, existence of God and after life, pre-determined essence of human being and so on. Rather, they, being conscious of their absurd condition, believe in subjectivity of truth, advocate for their individual freedom of choice, become responsible for their own activities, no matter they are successful or failure, and are happy in their absurd life. Moreover, they take the principles of Christian humanism not as an energetic but as a weakening force. So, they never surrender to the doctrines of Christian humanism.