Happy Days Language & Communication Quotes

Does "the old style" remind Winnie of a time when words carried more meaning—of a time when they didn't fail? Kind of like how we talked more to one another (face-to-face) in the good old days and not through our fancy cellphones, Facebook, or Twitter. Remember kids: status updates don't exactly equal a conversation.

Here again we see that fascinating tug-of-war between the scarcity of words and Winnie's desperate need to find some words that will fill the gap. Her constant need to find the right words could also hint at Winnie's disappointment with the words she comes up with on her own.

Is it the act of speaking that keeps Winnie alive? Or does the act of speaking just keep her talking for the sake of talking? After all, in Beckettland silence equals death.