Mother Courage

I thought this play was dramatically different than the plays we have read so far, especially from the very intellectual and thought provoking Six Characters in Search of an Author. The play focused on the Thirty Years War, which was something different than the focus of other plays. The play also was carried out over a long period of time. I liked the fact that the play was over a long period of time, because I felt like I got to experience the evolution of the characters and followed them through their lives and, in the case of the three children, up until their deaths.
         The character whom I liked the most was Kattrin. This is mostly because I felt sorry for her. She was called dumb or stupid throughout the play, but she was the nicest character in the play. I felt really bad for her when the Cook said he and Mother Courage would have to leave Kattrin because of her scar. Overall I enjoyed this play.