Premium Content The Obvious in Brecht
By Lisa Cirèlle Hansson - May 30, 2001
"When something seems the most obvious thing in the world, it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up." How does Brecht attempt to ensure that the obvious is absent from this play?
Brecht's intentions when writing Mother Courage were to communicate his beliefs and make people aware of two major issues facing society: war and…
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