Caucasian Chalk Circle

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The play the Caucasian chalk circle was written by Bertolt Brecht. The play begins with a fight over a valley; it is between two families of peasants. The land eventually goes to the family that will use the land better. The peasants then as them to tell the story of the Caucasian chalk circle. This play actually follows two story’s that come together in the end. In the end boy stories fall around a little boy named Michael being fought over by his biological mother that left him and his adoptive mother. In the concluding song, the singer identifies the plays main theme: “that what there is shall go to those who are good for it.”(pg.99) this theme is supported by 3 main examples which the singer argues. Children should go to the motherly, carts should go to good drivers, and the valley should go to the waters.
In the play the singer argues that children should go to the motherly. This is present while baby Michael is to choose between his biological mother and his adoptive mother. After he is put into the chalk circle and the ladies fight over him. His adoptive mother quits so she doesn’t hurt him. “I brought him up! Shall I also tear him to bits? I can’t! Azdak: and in this manner the court has determined the true mother.”(pg.98) she is then awarded Michael because she is the better mother. This reinforces the plays theme because the judge could see that Grusha was the person who had Michael’s wellbeing in mind. He realized that she was good for it, meaning she had what it took to be a true mother, the love and compassion to care more for this child rather than to worry about her own wants and needs. He could see her true love for the boy and he knew that she was worthy of being the child’s mother. He knew that she wo...

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...al. If land is not looked after, it becomes less productive and can become totally useless for sowing crops if allowed to grow back into bush.
Through the play the Caucasian chalk circle we are told by the singer in the concluding song that the plays main theme is that goods should go to people that can make the best of them. The singers take on this is that the ownership should not be based on who can pay the price and who has the true ownership, but rather it should be based on who will care, nature and ensure that the future of the goods is protective and productive. The singers decision is also somewhat based on the strength of feelings that would accompany the owners desire to ensure the best outcome for the goods. Using the argument children should go to the motherly, carts to the good drivers, and the valley to the waterers. The main theme was reinforced

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