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Pelagea, a poor Russian woman, is struggling to survive and provide
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He’s sniffing his soup again. It’s the best I can give him. And soon he’ll realize I’m no good to him any more, just a burden.
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One day I skimp on firewood, another day on clothing. But I can’t manage. I don’t see any answer.
For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Bertolt Brecht, The Mother, Bloomsbury, 2015, pp 4.
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