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The Good Person of Szechuan Summary & Study Guide Description
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The Good Person of Szechuan Plot Summary
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Prologue
Wang, an impoverished water seller, tries to find lodging for three prominent gods, who have come to Earth to find good people. Wang's request is refused by everyone. Wang himself lives under a bridge and has no home to offer. He finally asks the town's prostitute, Shen Teh, who agrees to take them in. The next morning, Shen Teh tells the gods that she cannot make a living though she tries to be good. The gods decide to pay her for lodgings when they leave.
Scene One
Shen Teh uses the gods' payment of a thousand silver dollars to buy a small tobacconist business. She hopes to do good through her shop, but people start to take advantage of her. The former owner, Mrs. Shin, begs for rice and money. An elderly couple, who were the first people to take Shen Teh in when she moved to the city but who...
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