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Things finally settle down and Kattrin recovers, and Mother Courage loves the war again. She steadily allows the Chaplain to push the cart along with Kattrin. Mother Courage also sings to customers and sells more merchandise. This seems to be the top of the peak regarding Mother Courage's business and she becomes distracted from the fact that Kattrin was assaulted and Swiss Cheese was executed.

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Although Mother Courage is really mad at the war, business is still going strong. She begins to have mixed emotions on whether her business is more important or her family. This is not really implied, she cares about Kattrin and her safety.

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Kattrina is really mad at her mom and rejects the shoes. She feels as if she is doing everything her mom is asking her to do and is not getting her end of the bargain. For the first and really only time in the play, Mother Courage curses the war. During all this she never really thought of the bad parts to this war and this and the earlier death of her son, Swiss Cheese, were sort of wake up calls.

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In the midst of their conversation,  Kattrina comes back wounded but still has all the merchandise. Saddened and proud at the same time,  Mother Courage gives her Yvette's red shoes. She thought this would even it out with her and Kattrina but she knew what Kattrina wanted and she was not really ready to give it to her now or ever. She had too much sadness in her life and did not want to see her continue to get hurt.

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When he questions her, she says that she does not want anyone else to be a part of her business. When he appeals to her more she says that she does not have a soul and that all she wants is to get her kids through this war.

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As soon as Kattrin leaves, Mother Courage goes to talk to the Chaplain about things. He brings up that he feels undervalued and that nobody really listens to what he has to say. He even suggests that him and Mother Courage gets married and she says no.

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Kattrin, the daughter of Mother Courage, wants to have a male friend but Mother Courage does not think it is the right time. Kattrin wants to be more independent but Mother Courage wants her to slow down and wait for the right time. Eventually , Mother Courage asks her to pick up more merchandise from a nearby camp and warns her to be careful

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The Clerk wants the war to end and for peace to come but the Chaplain thinks that the Pope will let the soldiers continue fighting. This was a tactic they wanted to pursue in order to keep making money, but at some point they knew it could go on for no longer and they never really had a back up plan.

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There is a question that has remained to be unanswered and that is whether the war is ending anytime soon. There have been many deaths including General Tilly and Mother Courage knows that the deaths are bad but also knows that her business will suffer if the war ends.

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At General Tilly's funeral, some soldiers want to come in Mother Courage's tent and she does not allow them in especially since they are low ranking. However she does sell them some brandy since business is going well.