19 - Farmer

 A farmer wakes up at the crack of glistening orange as the chickens heed their call. It was just another day to tend to the vast tracks of maize and carrots. When he stepped outside, however something was off. There was a blizzard overnight that eroded away all the hard work he had done, only permafrost remaining among the ranks. It was at this point in which the farmer took his spade and decide to become a priest of a new theological doctrine. 

I find the concept of the absurd theatre very fascinating. It is a form of art that revels in its rejection of rational and concrete ideas in order to communicate a message (if it has a message at all). Often the absurd story will feature characters doing irrational things in order to advance the plot. Why would the farmer commit his life into something different? Is it a change of belief or is it something greater? Often there is no real reason other than to provoke a reaction to the audience while the main theme is hidden behind the layers of absurd comedy. In a way, it reminds me of modern humor, creating a point that is hidden beyond an ever-increasing number of irony and satire. Such a presentation seems contradictory at first – you would want your theme to be seen and understood by the most people. In the theatre of the absurd, there seems to be a way in that the authors weave their point in such a way in order to invoke both a vague sense of understanding and tragic comedy.