Who really is Godot?

          So, let's discuss Godot from the play Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Many people would automatically assume that Godot represents God, and how could you blame those people? I mean Godot literally has the word "God" in his name. Not to mention the play references Cain and Abel and establishes Godot as a type of savior. So why is Godot not symbolic of God? Beckett, the author of this play, is believed to have said that the name Godot comes from the French "godillot" meaning a military boot. Beckett fought in the war and so spending long periods of time waiting for messages to arrive would have been commonplace for him. The more common interpretation that it might mean "God" is almost certainly wrong. Beckett stated that if he had meant "God," he would have written "God". We, as readers, can't argue with the author so we have to find another thing or idea that Godot can symbolize. Who or what does Godot represent to the characters in the play? In my opinion, he represents that thing you use to bring value to your life. The characters in Waiting for Godot use Godot as a way to add meaning to their life. The main characters Vladimir and Estragon constantly ask each other if they can leave the tree they've been standing at and each time they reply to each other, "Let's go." "We can't." "Why not?" "We're waiting for Godot." They can't leave because they are waiting for this person they don't know. The best support for why Godot represents the ambiguous object or idea that a person uses in order to bring value to life is when both Vladimir and Estragon contemplate taking their own lives but in the end of the play, they choose not to. Why? They are "waiting for Godot."
      We must ask ourselves, what does the idea of Godot mean to me? For me, at this point in time, Godot is my grades and my faith. They add value and meaning to my life. My Christian faith is a big part of my life and it gives me purpose.  It reminds me that I'm here for a reason. I have my grades too. I know your success is not defined by how many one-hundred percents you earn in high school, but in my head, it does. I am definitely a perfectionist (I would honestly keep working on this blog for several more days, but I know it's due at midnight tonight). My grades add value to my life and I try to put forth my best effort. If I have a bad grade in something, I feel as though I'm less than adequate. My grades and my faith are my Godot.