Kule nto Ixesha elididayo neloyikisayo kangangokuba lihlasela abantu baseYurophu, kunye nengxaki yezoqoqosho, yezopolitiko kunye neyamaziko ekhunjulwayo ukusukela ngeMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi, ndithanda ukucebisa, nanini na ndibuzwa, ukufundwa ngamandla Umama kaMáximo Gorki.
UGorky ubonakalisa kulo msebenzi ukuvuswa kwabasebenzi, ukulwela abo amalungelo ezizalwe ngumntu kwaye, ngelo xesha, zazinjalo inyathelwe yiTsarism (Urhulumente, icawe, ezomthetho, amapolisa kunye nomkhosi).
UGorky ubalisa ibali lika I-Pelagia, yaziwa njenge "Umamae ”, uphawu olumela uphawu Ukuvuswa kwabasebenzi baseRussia kwinyani yobusoshiyali, uthe ukuvuka kukhokelele kumlo ozakuthatha ubomi babanye abalinganiswa.
Emva kokubhubha komyeni kaPelagia, omngcungcuthekisayo, emzimbeni nangokwengqondo, kude kube ngumzuzu wokufa kwakhe, unyana wakhe, Pavel, ugcinwa ngakumbi. Kungekudala uPelagia wayeza kufumanisa, emva kwentlanganiso ekhayeni lakhe, ukuba izizathu zeli lizwe zilele kuye Ukuxhomekeka kwezopolitiko, inkokeli yesocialist ekusebenzeni komzi-mveliso. Iintlanganiso bezisenzeka ngokuhamba kwexesha, apho bekuxoxwa ngezihloko, ekuxoxwa ngazo namhlanje, kwaye, kancinci kancinci, benza ukuba umama aphume kolo loyiko luphenjelelwe yiTsarism ukuba, emva kokubanjwa konyana wakhe ngezizathu zopolitiko, Kumzabalazo, ethatha amaphetshana ayisa kumzi-mveliso wonyana wakhe, ehambisa amaphephandaba ngokungekho mthethweni kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni okanye ehambisa iingcinga zezentlalo kubasebenzi.
Ekugqibeleni, uPavel nabo wayesebenza nabo bagwetywa baya kuvalelwa eSiberia kwityala eliza kubizwa ngokuba li-pantomime. Kungekudala emva koko, kwaye xa umama sele eza kuthutha amaxwebhu ezopolitiko ngokungekho mthethweni kwakhona, uyaqonda ukuba ulandelwe yimpimpi yasebukhosini, ebanjwa kwaye ebethwa kanobom.