Karl Marx’s childhood shaped the way the rest of his life would play out. Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, Prussia (present day Germany). He was born to Heinrich …show more content…
Near the end of 1835, when he was seventeen, Marx enrolled into Bonn University. At Bonn University, he took law classes, as his father desired for him to become a lawyer like himself. During his time at Bonn, Marx got engaged to Jenny von Westphalen. Not very long into his time at Bonn, Karl got involved in drinking. He went to many parties, drank lots of alcohol, and racked up much debt. After one full year at Bonn, Karl’s father decided that he should not remain at Bonn. His father, ashamed of his son, removed Karl from Bonn and switched him to Berlin University. Karl’s father hoped that Berlin would be a more serious environment, and it was (Kreis). Soon after enrolling in Berlin University, Karl became interested in the Hegelianism, which was the ideas of philosopher: G. W. F. Hegel (Karl Marx Biography). This philosophy was based on the idea that everything was interconnected within one great, complex system or being which he called the “Absolute” (HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY) Marx joined the Young Hegelianism movement, which had just produced a fundamental critique of Christianity. Marx supported this and was at this point an atheist. Marx was much more serious at Berlin. He studied law and the works of G. W. F. Hegel, whom he found intriguing. In 1841, after four years at Berlin, Marx graduated (Kreis). Later in 1841, Karl’s father passed away. To sustain his family, Karl became a writer. He published articles or