Junior’s Journey: An Exploration of Marxism On and Off the Reservation By Tony Ventola LIT 650 Junior’s Journey: An Exploration of Marxism On and Off the Reservation By Tony Ventola Introduction Sherman Alexie is Native American poet‚ novelist and filmmaker. He was born in 1966 on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington. Much of Alexie’s body of work revolves around themes of American/Indian relations‚ alcoholism‚ poor living conditions‚ violence and many other challenges that
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The Hunger games also coincides with Marx’s second general rule. As mentioned previously‚ the districts have their own specific industries that produce specific materials that are mainly reaped by the Capitol‚ which does not give back to the districts. Throughout the movie‚ district twelve has been presented as a poverty struck district that produces coal. As Katness and Peta have been chosen to participate in the Hunger Games they are relocated to the Capitol. The pause in dialog after Effie says
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“Jane loves Rochester with all her heart and Rochester’s status and wealth make him so high above for Jane to approach‚ yet she never feels inferior to Rochester though she is a humble family teacher” (Gao). Jane’s mother‚ who is no longer alive‚ married down from her social class and was disowned from her family. Jane is now breaking this barrier that her mother was faced with by marrying Mr. Rochester. Although she is advised not to marry him by Mrs. Fairfax‚ who tells her that she is “so young
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Theory Analysis- Marxism - Based on “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley In the story “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley‚ one can see that the author truly wishes his readers to analyze the book via the subsets of Marxism. The first and foremost rationale of the text lending itself to a Marxist analysis comes from the symbolism portrayed by the surname of the main character in the book. Bernard Marx seems to be such a unique and peculiar name that one can with certainty assume that there must be
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communism is often used to refer to the policies of the various communist states which were authoritarian governments that had ownership of all the means of production and centrally planned economies. Most communist governments based their ideology on Marxism-Leninism. As a political ideology‚ communism is usually considered to be a branch of socialism; a broad group of economic and political philosophies that draw on the various political and intellectual movements with origins in the work of theorists
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARXISM TO THE STUDY OF LITERARY CRITICISM It is evident that Marxism has made great contribution in the study and criticism of Literature‚ there is need to explain a little bit on Marxism before we discuss its contribution. Marxism is a social and political theory based on the works of Karl Marx and his followers‚ associated with the socialist and communist movements‚ these works mainly are Manifesto of the Communist Party and the German Ideology. It should be understood
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In establishing classical Marxism‚ Marx adopted a philosophy of history called the materialist conception of history‚ or historical materialism. Marx’s theory of historical materialism states that material or economic conditions structure culture‚ law‚ politics‚ and other aspects of social existence. Combining the theory of historical materialism along with the dialectic‚ the concept of progress as a result of an internal conflict between a thesis and its antithesis‚ Marx was able to explain historical
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Dick” by Herman Melville‚ Flask is the lowest officer rank on the ship and he is oppressed by his fellow officers. It is shown in chapter thirty-four: “The Cabin Table”. “And poor little Flask‚ he was the youngest son‚ and little boy of this weary family party. His were the shinbones of the saline beef; his would have been the drumsticks” (Melville 143). This is the first part that shows Flask is at the bottom of the food chain. Flask is the one to get the scraps and undesired pieces of meat‚ while
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In Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits‚ Allende uses the characters experiences to symbolize the struggles between the lower and upper classes. Characters like Esteban and the tenants captured the roles of the Elite and working class through out the novel at Tres Marias. Wile there are those like Blanca and Pedro who challenge the expectations thrown at them by society. Each one emphasizing the advantages as well as the hardships of their social rank. Being apart of the upper class has benefits
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I am going to be using Marxism to interpret the book‚ Native Son. When talking about Marxism‚ it generally deals with gender‚ class‚ and race. In the book‚ Native Son‚ there are many examples of Marxism that have to do with underestimating and unfairness. This was evident especially when dealing with Chicago in the 1930 ’s and 1940 ’s when Africans were treated unfairly and were demoted. In Native Son‚ Bigger‚ the main character‚ and his family are being over priced for a rundown‚ one-bedroom flat
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