There is a natural order of things in society. Teachers are authority figures for students, and leaders do not fear their workers. This is simply the way of things, but when an environment of fear and pressure is applied to these structures, under the right circumstances, these social roles can reverse. This behavior caused by stressful environmental changes is one of the reasons Bertolt Brecht wrote The Spy. In The Spy, a character called "the man" is a school teacher for Hitler Youth students. In the Hitler Youth, students are taught certain behaviors: "They deliberately encourage the kids to repeat everything." (Bertolt Brecht, 4) encouraging this behavior has made students have a kind of power not only over their teachers, but also over their parents. Giving power to those who originally did not have it causes the reversal of the social structure, essentially giving authority to the students. This change causes the original authority to fear the students and perceive themselves around them. This in turn will prevent students from learning how harmful those who blindly follow can be. Furthermore, in The Spy, the man and his wife have a maid who is also the daughter of the block keeper. This also expresses a social change, because the same censorship is necessary even towards an employee. The man expresses disgust at the need for censorship in his own home due to his employee saying, "Shall we have a maid whose father is the block keeper?" (Bertolt Brecht, 2) the man's worries arise from what the servant may feel and report it to her father. The wife answers this question: “We talked about it again and again. The last thing you said was that it had its advantages.” (Bertolt Brecht, 2) referring to the fact that by hiring the block keeper's daughter he will put them in his hands