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Pelagea鈥檚 son, Pavel, has been arrested for his participation in a May Day protest for workers鈥� rights. Pelagea is also part of the revolutionary movement, and is continuing to publish pamphlets and papers in favor of communism while her son is in jail. Unfortunately, she does not have the names and addresses of all the workers who have expressed interest in the paper. During a supervised visit at the prison, Pavel covertly gives his mother the names of their supporters so that she can reach
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PELAGEA: The warden will be watching very closely, but I鈥檝e still got to find the names of the peasants who asked about our paper. I hope I鈥檒l be able to remember all their names.
The Warden brings in Pavel
PELAGEA: Pavel!
PAVEL: How are you, mother?
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WARDER: But visiting time is over.
PAVEL: Goodbye, mother.
PELAGEA: Goodbye, Pavel.
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Bertolt Brecht, The Mother, Bloomsbury, 2015, pp. 84-87.
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