'Some people abandon family members during difficult times for the sake of their own material thirst.’ With illustrations from The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht, Write an essay on the truth of this statement.
Some people abandon their family during difficult times because of the quest to satisfy their material thirst. Most of the time, men are known to be dead bit dads because of constant obsession with young girls or running away from responsibilities. In The Caucasian Chalk Circle, we come across such characters.
When the governor is assassinated, his wife Natella Abashwili concerns her cares about how her most expensive things should be carried. She defiantly commands one of the maids who was holding the baby to put him down and run for her (Natella’s) saffron coloured shoes. Although the governor’s wife showed concern for her son, it was not enough. Instead of holding the child while the servants looked for her precious adornments, she saw it fit to let Michael lying on the ground.
Her interest in apparel makes her irate especially when she cannot trace the particular dress she wants. She rummages through the trunks instead of using such energy in holding the child. It is unbelievable that when she is finally compelled by the Adjutant to go she calls for one of the servants to tag along with the baby!
Lavrenti, Grusha’s brother forsakes his sister at the time when she needed him most. When Lavrenti was married to Aniko, he came into wealth because of Aniko’s huge bridewealth. Lavrenti’s cowardly behavior makes him relegate his sister into mice infested workroom. It is Lavrenti who would have built Aniko’s confidence in Grusha’s purity. But instead, he judged his own sister. He saw the evil thing she had done and took assumptions that maybe the city had changed Grusha.
In order for Lavrenti to dissociate himself with the despicable thing Grusha had done that is having a child out of wedlock, Lavrenti finds Grusha a husband. This would be Jussup a dying peasant far away from home. In fact, Lavrenti is quick at disposing of his that he barely waits for the wedding to be over before running away. He is so obsessed by his self-image and that of his wife that he forgets how valuable family is.
In times of chaos, it is easier to know whether someone cares for you or not. Were it not for the war, Grusha would not have considered his brother ruthless. On the other hand, Grusha discovered how much Simon cared for her when he stood by her during the case to determine the real mother of Michael. While some people display selfishness; there
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