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Through her encounters with other characters, Brecht reveals capitalism’s exploitative nature and its harmful consequences for human relationships. The analysis also highlights Brecht’s use of “epic theater” techniques to prompt critical reflection on the capitalist system, while emphasizing the complex moral dilemmas created by this force during wartime.","\"Capitalism's Grip: Analyzing its Impact in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children \"  \nAsst. Lect. Farah Ammar YassenAl. Hamo-alshareef The Education General Directorate in  \nNineveh Governorate  \n[Emil:](Emil: Farahammar79@yahoo.com)[ ](Emil: Farahammar79@yahoo.com)[Farahammar79@yahoo.com](Emil: Farahammar79@yahoo.com)  \nقبضة الرأسمالية: تحليل تأثيرها في عمل بيرتولت بريخت 'الأم شجاعة وأطفالها  \nالمدرس المساعد. فرح عمار ياسين ال. حمو الشريفالمديرية العامة لتربية محافظة نينوى  \nAbstract:  \nBrecht’splay,“Mother Courage and Her Children” shows that capitalism influences the life of individuals and society. Against the background of the Thirty Years’ War, the play presents the adventures of Mother Courage, a canny and realistic entrepreneur, while she moves across war-torn territory. Mother Courage's actions are often connected to the capitalist way of thinking as she is looking for profit and economic survival during the war in her head. With the help of characters that the main character met, Brecht exposes the unscrupulous nature of capitalism and its harmful results on human relations. The play presents several ideas such as the ethics of benefiting from war, and how capitalism makes rich people richer. Brecht employed''epic theater'' techniques, such as alienation effects, for the audience to see the capitalist system and its effects with a critical eye. But, the play also demonstrates the complexities of capitalism since Mother Courage's capitalist force is both an element that sustains her and a tragic flaw. Overall, \"Mother Courage and Her Children\" is a figurative representation of the capital minting that not only courts destruction, but also presents particularly difficult moral dilemmas in times of war.  \nالملخص:  \nتستكشف مسرحية برتولت بريخت \"ا لام الشجاعة وأطفالها \" موضوع الرأسمالية وتأثيراتها على الأفراد والمجتمع.تدور أحداث المسرحية خلال حرب الثلاثين عامًا، وتتبع رحلة الأم الشجاعة، وهي تاجرة واسعة الحيلة وانتهازية،وهي تتنقل في المناظر التي مزقتها الحرب. يتم تصوير الرأسمالية على أنها القوة الدافعة وراء تصرفات الأمالشجاعة، حيث تسعى لتحقيق الربح والبقاء الاقتصادي وسط فوضى الحرب. ومن خلال تفاعلاتها مع مختلفالشخصيات، يسلط بريخت الضوء على الطبيعة الاستغلالية للرأسمالية وتأثيرها على العلاقات الإنسانية. تثيرالمسرحية تساؤلات حول أخلاقيات الاستفادة من الحرب والطرق التي تعمل بها الرأسمالية على إدامة عدم المساواةوالاستغلال. إن استخدام بريخت لتقنيات المسرح الملحمي، مثل تأثيرات الاغتراب، يشجع الجمهور على إجراءفحص نقدي للنظام الرأسمالي وعواقبه. ومع ذلك، تعرض المسرحية أيضً ا تعقيدات الرأسمالية، حيث أن روحالمبادرة لدى الأم الشجاعة هي مصدر لمرونتها وعيب مأساوي. بشكل عام، يقدم \"الام الشجاعة وأطفالها\"استكشافًا دقيقً ا للرأسمالية، ويسلط الضوء على ميولها التدميرية والمعضلات الأخلاقية التي تطرحها في أوقاتالحرب.  \n1. Introduction to Capitalism  \nCapitalism is an economic and social system that has played a pivotal role in shaping modern societies and their development. Along with Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Capitalism is defined as an economic system “characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market”(Screpanti, 1999, 28) . However The World Bank describes capitalism as an economic system “based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange, a price system, and competitive markets”. (Mueller & Weber, 1982, 151) . The principle of capitalism lies in the fundamental drive to generate profit. The renowned 18th-century philosopher and economist, Adam Smith, shared this perspective. He highlighted the importance of self-interest and profit maximization in driving economic activity within a capitalist system. As he said,“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we e","cbCaiofe84Z8ixTO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiofe84Z8ixTO","pdf",600357,1,38,"English","en",105,"# 1. 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