Concession to Mailer

Okay, so I thought a little more about his quote about Godot, and I may have found a way to give him some credit. Perhaps Mailer is trying to say that the ADVENT of (Protestant) Christianity, and the promise of salvation through faith alone (ie Christ), undermined the need for the moral structure and proscriptions that should properly belong to any religion. I could see how this might be a description of Godot.

In any case, it was poorly worded and sensationalistic. I suppose that's why the man's a success (sensationalism), because I remember I was none too impressed with his writing.