A Pale View of Hills-Marxism Perspective

In the novel A Pale View of Hills, the character Sachiko has an uncle, who is very rich. Her uncle has a big house, where she decides to move in again with her daughter. But she was not sure her uncle will approve her request or not, so she writes a letter to ask him. This shows even the person who Sachiko writes the letter to is her relative, she still needs to be very carefully and humbly managing her approach, and the only reason is her uncle’ wealth. If she does not pay enough respect to her uncle, he may not satisfied and do not let Sachiko and Mariko live with them. And that will coast a really bad effect to both of them, especially Mariko, because she just a child. Through this quote with the Marxism Perspective, I think in the novel the rich have more power than the poor. They have more opportunities in their lives, because they get enough money. They can decided more things, even control poor people’s future. These are really unfair.
Mrs. Fujiwara is a poor woman in the novel. She lost her son and husband during the war. After the war, her only income is from the noodle shop. Every time Mrs. Fujiwara appears is in the noodle shop, maybe because she has no enough money for her family. But even she works for so much time, she seem still not have much money. Through Marxism Perspective, I think poor people need to work for a long time, and still not rich is very unfair. The rich can enjoy their lives, and the poor need to spend so much time and vigor on their works, even they still not as rich as the rich.