In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck‚ Steinbeck uses Marxist ideals to plot the long struggle experienced by the Joad family. The Joads’ experiences prove that the Bourgeoise abuse their power in order to control the Proletariats‚ alienating and exploiting their class to prevent revolution by forcing them to work for barely enough money. Families who had lived and worked on their land their whole lives became workless as the bank repossessed homes to sustain profit. The bank had become a “monster”
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The Industrial Revolution (1750-1850) had brought about significant changes in agriculture‚ mining‚ manufacturing‚ transportation and technology and subsequently established an era of unprecedented economic growth in capitalist economies. It was within this era that Karl Marx had observed the deprivation and inequality experienced by men of the proletariat‚ the working class‚ who had laboured excessively for hours under inhumane conditions to earn a minimum wage while the bourgeoisie‚ the capitalist
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Synopsis In the movie Selma directed by (name)‚ tells the story about Martin Luther King Jr and the journey from conflicts of interest to boycotts leading to the violent walk to Montgomery. Risking lives and freedom just for the ability for people of color to vote. Keep in mind that voting for everyone is the constitution but down south their deliberately breaking the law because of the disapproval or someone’s skin color. Going through so much pain just to get the presidents attention to sign the
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Nia Washington Marxism In Antigone by Sophocles‚ there are a lot of social class struggles that go on throughout the play. The conflict between the higher class and the lower class shows periodically and develops problems. The main character‚ Antigone‚ goes through a series of problems dealing with social class. Antigone does not want to marry the prince and live the life of luxury. The Sentry and King Creon go through some conflict with the way Creon is talking to the Sentry. Every character
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The novella‚ “Brave New World‚” by Aldous Huxley‚ introduces a futuristic world in which there are different social classes in order to keep a happy society and taught nothing else other than what the people of the world need to know. The world is meant to keep people all over happy and create no issues. The author throughout the book connects this with Marxist theory. This can be shown through the different social classes that there are in the book. There are significant differences between the
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London - Exploitation and Hopelessness: Marxist Literary Criticism Many of Blake’s Songs of Experience directly tackle some of the social problems and injustices that were present in 18th and 19th Century Britain. The general social conscience that exists within the poems has resulted in Blake’s work being heavily associated with marxist theory and is often subjected to marxist literary criticism. Although much of his work was neglected at the time of writing‚ poems like London have shown Blake
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There are many ideas on how social order works and what must be done for social order to be achieved. I would like to examine two popular conflict theories rational choice and Marxism. Rational choice theory is based upon utilitarianism where individuals try to maximize utility or benefits and minimize costs. In other words individuals choose their actions based upon how much it benefits them. According to Hobbes this self-interest leads to competitiveness amongst humans which needs to be governed
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Alienation according to Marx Karl Marx has various elements to his ideologies of capitalism and he consistently contrasts a capitalist society to that of an ideal communist one to show class conflicts‚ one vital concept that Marx outlines in his findings is Alienation and he uses this to highlight the futility that lies within the capitalist society. This essay focuses on this concept‚ discusses its significance and explains why Marx thought of it as important‚ using relevant examples. Alienation
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The 1999 film‚ Office Space is contingent with both Marxist and Weberian theories in regards to the institution of work. In modern America‚ the general consensus regarding work is that it is a necessary evil—an obligation. Under the guidance of American capitalist ideology‚ the institution of work is not only a civic duty but a responsibility that society owes itself. Concepts from Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism have a constant presence in Mike Judge’s film. As such‚ the
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An Analysis of Globalization: Constructivism‚ Commercial Liberalism and Marxism Globalization is perhaps the most defining characteristic of the 21st century. The American push for free market ideals‚ facilitated by the advent of the Internet and other communication technologies‚ has led to the increased interaction and interrelatedness of people. Therefore‚ globalization also raises interesting implications for the field of international relations. How can this monumental event be analyzed? Globalization
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