Yang Sun

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Yang Sun is an opportunistic, morally ambiguous pilot whose relationship with the protagonist Shen Te highlights themes of selfishness and survival in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn The Good Person of Szechwan NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act II of The Good Person of Szechwan NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme corruption of love by money
economic hardship
exploitation in relationships
moral compromise
selfishness
survival
authorStyleContext epic theatre techniques
characterTrait morally ambiguous
opportunistic
pragmatic
self‑interested
contrastedWith Shen Te NERFINISHED
Shui Ta NERFINISHED
creator Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Good Person of Szechwan universe NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceOfWork 1943
genreOfWork epic theatre
hasRelationshipWith Shen Te NERFINISHED
languageOfWork German
medium stage
motivatedBy economic survival
self‑preservation
social advancement
narrativeFunction drives Shen Te toward adopting Shui Ta persona
tests Shen Te’s goodness
nationality Chinese
occupation pilot
partOf Brecht’s exploration of morality under capitalism
relationshipType exploitative relationship with Shen Te
romantic relationship with Shen Te
roleInWork major character
setIn Szechwan NERFINISHED
thematicRole agent of Shen Te’s moral conflict
contrast to Shen Te’s goodness
critique of bourgeois individualism
embodiment of selfishness
embodiment of survival instinct
usedFor Brechtian didactic purposes
workForm play

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