Mother by Maxim GorkyQuestion: Describe the conflict between rich and poor in “Mother”. Answer: “Mother” is a masterpiece by Maxim Gorky in which he depicts a revolution against bourgeois society. Being greatly influenced by Lenin's thoughts and philosophy Maxim Gorky is greatly shocked and frustrated by the ignorance, poverty and suffering of the people of his country. It wants to establish equal rights of people in society. In this novel “Mother” we can see Maxim Gorky's philosophy which lies in the conflict between rich and poor, a conflict between those who suppress and those who are repressed, and a conflict between factory owners and workers. we can see that there are two classes in society. One class consists of the poor and the other the rich or the ruling party, who are the representatives of the Tsar. One group wants to establish a classless society and the other group wants to exploit the poor and subjugate them. The members of the group who rebel against the tsar's representative are Mother, Pavel, Andrei, Natasha, Sa...