“Happy Days” is a great illustration of what Esslin discussed in his essay, “Theater of the Absurd. The play is quite unusual in comparison to the other plays we’ve read so far, which is why it is considered absurd. Winnie is covered up to her waist, while Willie is hidden and crawling around underneath her. The play doesn’t hold a stable story line that the audience can follow along with; there’s no actual plot line or no real purpose for the character’s actions. But the audience is able to relate to this play through common human conditions which is shown through the inevitable downfalls of growing older. Winnie not only has a difficult time with her memory, she is also losing her eye sight as she is unable to read the full print on the
