Communist Manifesto Rhetorical Analysis
Throughout Marx's piece Communist Manifesto he discusses the struggles of the classes and also the struggles between the classes. While stating his opinions of the elite Bourgeois and lower-class Proletariats, he uses many rhetorical choices to better develop and support his claim. Such devices include strongly contrasting the two classes (using both compare/contrast methods and juxtaposition), showing the main causes and effects of the classes, using effective argumentation, and using convincing declarative sentences to leave a lasting impression on his reader. With the use of these techniques his argument becomes stronger and ore convincing. Karl Marx uses methods to compare and contrast the classes to better develop his claim that history
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In the beginning of Communist Manifesto, Marx uses a declarative sentence to set the tone of the rest of his piece and to also state his claim. "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" (Marx). This sentence is the development and beginning support of his argument and is an excellent rhetorical choice made by Marx. He then goes on to use more declarative sentences stating that the the bourgeoisie has simplified class antagonisms, but not done away with them, and that "society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into two great classes directly facing each other— Bourgeoisie and Proletariat" (Marx). These statements also support Marx earlier claim that history is a series of class struggles. To leave a lasting impression on his reader, Marx uses a declarative sentence at the end of the first section to tie together everything he has stated earlier. "The Bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part" (Marx). Of course, he is talking about how the bourgeoisie has developed a series of revolutions in the modes of production and exchange, which has made the other classes seem less significant, thus producing struggles for them. In turn, this last sentence hold a lot of power and Marx's choice to make it a strong, declarative sentence shows his attempt to support his
In the beginning of Communist Manifesto, Marx uses a declarative sentence to set the tone of the rest of his piece and to also state his claim. "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" (Marx). This sentence is the development and beginning support of his argument and is an excellent rhetorical choice made by Marx. He then goes on to use more declarative sentences stating that the the bourgeoisie has simplified class antagonisms, but not done away with them, and that "society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into two great classes directly facing each other— Bourgeoisie and Proletariat" (Marx). These statements also support Marx earlier claim that history is a series of class struggles. To leave a lasting impression on his reader, Marx uses a declarative sentence at the end of the first section to tie together everything he has stated earlier. "The Bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part" (Marx). Of course, he is talking about how the bourgeoisie has developed a series of revolutions in the modes of production and exchange, which has made the other classes seem less significant, thus producing struggles for them. In turn, this last sentence hold a lot of power and Marx's choice to make it a strong, declarative sentence shows his attempt to support his