Journal 25 Literature that mirrors social concerns

           In the play Waiting for Godot there multiple connections to our world and our society even though it is such a strange play. I think of this play as a symbol for these two mean thinking about their lives and contemplating everything while they are physically waiting for “God”ot. This play symbolizes how we are all waiting for Jesus to come back to us for the revelation.  This story relates to how hard life can get and sometimes it causes people to want to end their life. There are many stories in the news where kids cannot deal with being bullied and they end up ending their life. This relates to Estragon when he says they have the ability to hang themselves since they cannot figure out what to do with their time while they wait for Godot. There are many relatable issues in this book.

         The independent novel I am reading is called Alias Grace  this novel deals with multiple social issues. The main character discusses some of the reasons why the woman are in the jail some are in there only so they have a warm place to say for the winter. There are multiple issues in this book and that is why I enjoy it because even though I cannot personally relate to the issue of people being in jail I have the ability to relate to other things. I can relate to the idea of being in a place and feeling scared. When I was going to the cancer center for myself and  for my brother it scared me because I never knew what was going to happen in there or what the outcome was going to be.