Major Barbara

Major Barbara is a play written by George Bernard Shaw that explores the themes of poverty, wealth, and the morality of war. The story follows the character of Barbara Undershaft, a major in the Salvation Army, as she struggles to reconcile her religious beliefs with her family's wealth and involvement in the arms industry. Barbara's father, Andrew Undershaft, is a wealthy arms manufacturer who believes that war is necessary for progress and that it is the duty of the rich to provide for the poor. As Barbara becomes more involved in her father's business, she begins to question her own beliefs and the effectiveness of the Salvation Army's methods. The play also features other characters, such as Barbara's love interest, Adolphus Cusins, who is a scholar and idealist, and her mother, Lady Britomart, who is concerned with maintaining the family's social status. Throughout the play, Shaw uses sharp wit and satire to critique the societal norms and beliefs of his time. Major Barbara is a thought-provoking and entertaining play that challenges the audience to consider their own beliefs about wealth, poverty, and war.LADY BRITOMART. Charles Lomax's exertions are much more likely to decrease his income than to increase it. Sarah will have to find at least another ����800 a year for the next ten years; and even then they will be as poor as church mice. And what about Barbara? I thought Barbara was going to make the most brilliant career of all of you. And what does she do? Joins the Salvation Army; discharges her maid; lives on a pound a week.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.