EXISTENTIALISM HAS INDEED A STRONG UNDERTONE OF POSITIVISM

THE REALITY HAS THE LAST WORD (HERBERT MARCUSE)

Abstract

This study will hopefully open new doors in the sphere of existentialism, as the paper explores a new outlook, a new dimension in the form of optimism, which has long been neglected or given very little attention. Moreover, the analysis of the literary text will also pave the way for the upcoming readers to view the existentialist texts in a brighter light. The research design is Qualitative and data analysis is done through the Interpretive approach.  This paper is divided into two broad sections; the first section is aimed at in depth analysis of the relationship between the theories of existentialism and positivism in the light of views held by major existentialists. The second section focuses on Beckett’s Waiting for Godot to find out the elements of positivism in an Existentialist play, thereby emphasizing the fact that every existentialist text indeed has a strong undertone of positivism.