Mother Courage
Mother Courage is the masterwork of Brecht’s concept of Epic Theater. ... The play also has a blurred, open ending; it is not clear where the remaining years of the war will take Mother Courage. ... There is an underlying irony that drives the plot of Mother Courage. The most ironic character is Mother Courage herself. Mother Courage is the woman around whom the play is constructed. ... But this very project, and Mother Courage’s very strong focus on it, brings death to her three children. Throughout the play, Mother Courage continually demonstrates that the preservation of her business is the most important thing in her life.