W.B. Belcher
Oh, Goodreads. Thanks for the question, which is an interesting one.
My favorite fictional couple is Didi and Gogo (Vladimir and Estragon) in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Ever since I first read the play as a teenager, I've been captivated by the slapstick, the wordplay, and the political / religious interpretation. BUT, more importantly, I'm fascinated by how Beckett created these very tender, intimate moments between Didi and Gogo. That mix of gallows humor, pathos, and tragedy has always appealed to me.
Other contenders include Singer and Spiros in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (McCullers), Jake and Brett in The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway), and for personal reasons, Set and Grey in The Ancient Child (Momaday).
My favorite fictional couple is Didi and Gogo (Vladimir and Estragon) in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Ever since I first read the play as a teenager, I've been captivated by the slapstick, the wordplay, and the political / religious interpretation. BUT, more importantly, I'm fascinated by how Beckett created these very tender, intimate moments between Didi and Gogo. That mix of gallows humor, pathos, and tragedy has always appealed to me.
Other contenders include Singer and Spiros in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (McCullers), Jake and Brett in The Sun Also Rises (Hemingway), and for personal reasons, Set and Grey in The Ancient Child (Momaday).
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