It is POSSIBLE to be a Good Person in a Capitalist Society

In the Good Person of Szechwan you can see that it is possible to be a good person in a capitalist society. There are three main people who I feel are good people throughout the play because of the deeds they do for others when expecting nothing in return. You will see that in the end looking out for others needs in front of your own can have benefits. You will not always succeed in monetary means but you will be richer in different aspects of your life.
The first person I want to look at as being a good person in this society is Shen Teh. At the beginning of the play when Wang is going from house to house trying to find a place for the gods to stay she openly offers her home for them wanting nothing in return, even though the gods do offer her money. This also ties in with how Wang is a good person. The gods came to him for a place to stay and when he couldnt provide one for them he walked all around the town in search of someone who could. After being turned down multiple times he never gave up and finally stummbled upon Shen Teh who opened her home to them. Wang never got anything out of helping the gods find a house but he knew that he had done a nice thing.
Shen Teh uses the money that she gets from the gods to buy a shop from Mrs. Shin. She things that Shen Teh is a bad person and despite this, Shen Teh provides rice for Mrs. Shin's children becuase she really cant afford to buy food anymore without having her store. Shen Teh also gives shelter to people who come into her store looking for a place to stay, not asking anything of them. There arent any advantages for her when doing this. She also gives away food and cigarettes to people who need or want them even if they dont have the money to buy them. There was also an example of Shen Teh going into a store and buying things that she didnt need just so she could support the owner of that store. You can see that she is a very unselfish person and she only wants the best for everyone else. You should always do unto others as you would want them to do unto you, becasue you never know when you could be in their shoes.
Another example of a good person is when Shui Ta gives Sun work in his factory. He was going to have to go to jail because he was converting 200 silver dollars. Suns mother, Mrs. Yang pleads with Shui Ta to not sue and to give her son a job. Out of the goodness of his heart, benefiting nothing from it he gives him work. He knows that his cousin Shen Teh thinks very highly of him and is willing to give him a chance. She believes that the gods will repay him.
So when looking at this play you can see that it is definately possible to be a good person in a capitalist society if you arent soley just going to look out for yourself.