rose for emily and odour of chrysanthemums

According to the Marxist criticism theory, Marxism gives us individuals a meaningful way to understand history and current events. The Marxism theory focuses its attention on that the real forces that create human experiences are the economic systems that structure human societies. This theory centers on the economic realities of human culture so that it may be understood properly. Marxists believe that getting and keeping economic power is the motive behind all social and political activities such as education, philosophy, and religion. Both, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Odour of Chrysanthemums” by D.H. Lawerence are short stories that can be criticized using a Marxist approach, these stories show how class effects and influences characters decisions while alienating them from all classes.
A Marxist approach would reveal that economic status is a primary element in both “A Rose for Emily” and “Odour of Chrysanthemums”. In “A Rose for Emily”, Emily’s class, her subsequent fall from affluence, and Tobe’s depressed socioeconomic status all relate to prosperity and the class system. In the story by William Faulkner, many of Miss Emily’s actions emphasize on Emily’s “class” such as when it is commented in the story that people believed that the Griersons held themselves a little too high for what they really were. The town degraded her while they were constantly gossiping about her intimate affairs and the men she hasn’t and has been involved with. Many people in town would gossip about how she could belongs to such higher class and not be more aware of the damage and dishonor she’s causing to her dignity by going out on Sunday afternoons with Homer Barron for carriage rides because not only was it a disgrace to her town and people but also a bad example to set for the younger generation. Miss Emily thinks she is too good for the town’s people and throughout the story social class plays a tremendously important role. Emily’s social class