Bertolt Brecht's THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN Brecht's famous parable resonates as profoundly now as it did when it was written in 1941. Now somewhat devoid of the political implications that Brecht intended, the "search for goodness" in our world is perhaps ironically even more futile than it was fifty years ago. Whether it be happening in Eastern Europe, Africa, or even our own continent, we recognize in the struggle of Brecht's protagonist Shen Te, the overwhelming obstacles of trying to live as a good person in an evil world. Morality and practicality, the nature of good and evil, all are issues that speak to us now, both as individuals and as a human civilization.