Different Aspects of the Plays “So long a Letter” and “Mother Courage

The plot of the play “So long a Letter” declines the sense of traditional values. Having no desire to limit her children culturally, more up to date aspects of life restore old ideas of Ramatoulaye. When she sees her behavior as for her children, she realizes that it is not correct and she feels responsibility as part of her motherly instinct. The anxiety between the audience and actors is produced because of the fact that her ideals are not constant, implying that her maternal values are also affected by this changes as well. The author used this method especially for the purpose to isolate the character from the sympathy of the audience. The common trait of both plays is that the maternal instinct is revealed not only to the children, but also to the other char View the rest of this article