Word: bourgeoir
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...satire is uncomplicated, and somewhat shallow. The revolutionaries we see are bourgeoir who have been slighted by their class: pompous intellectuals and cafe bums. The fringes of society, suffering malaise of the soul, ransoming their dreams to the mythical revolution. Brecht in his later years regretted the immaturity of the play, the worldly cynicism, the debunking of all ideals without suggestion of where society's problems come from and how they are resolved...
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