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In the play The good woman of Setzuan written by Bertolt Brecht we see how the gods that appear in this play put people up to do to some things that are so tough for humans to handle. Throughout our whole lives many people worship their gods with all their will. In this play we see how the people are so helpful that the gods could help them with whatever problems it is that they have. The gods first expect for the humnas to work for what they want.
“Well, um, good-will. for instance, might do instead of love?" (80).
The gods sent Shen Te to carry their book of rules across a river and make sure it didn't get wet. In this quote wong is expressing his opinion on what the gods are doing to Shen Te. Wong is asking them to find a better way to care for Shen Te then to make her have to carry the heavy rule book. Wong feels like if the gods are testing Shen Te a little to hard. Just like sometimes us humans feel like god has given up on us but it is all just a test of our faith for him. Wong wonders if there is a simpler way that Shen Te could serve the gods instead of this punishment. Sometimes we as humans look up to the heavens and ask god "Why to me?" the true is that he is always testing us and no matter what the punishment that he gives us we should just put up with it and look forward cause after every hardship there is a great satisfaction. God will never give up on us and he would not test us to hard if he knew that we couldn’t handle it. Sometimes instead of asking why we should look up and thank him for everything that he has provided to us.
Brecht, Bertolt. The Good Woman of Setzuan. New York: Grove, 1966. Print.