“Zelig” is a holy text of absurdism.
Rather than necessary and constant striving towards an unknowable god, the deity of “Zelig” - is assimilation. Seeking it out is just as obligatory, and just as futile, as the search for one all-powerful figure.
The character of Zelig creates meaning through the appropriation of others’ meanings - able transform himself into a manifestation of whomever he is with at any given time. It begins as a survival mechanism, and evolves into a…