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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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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Conservatism is greatly associated with the need to preserve traditions‚ beliefs‚ way of life and customs. Conservatism is also contrasted with fast-paced changes. It is now formally defined as believing in values that have been long established and the traditional practices in politics and society‚ as according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The realm of conservative ideology is broad and it covers everything from the most fundamental and basic belief to the values and practices in everyday
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One form of government can destroy a country. Totalitarianism is a form of government that abandons the working class and gives all the power to the government and upper class. Totalitarianism doesn’t work at all because‚ it limits the freedom of each citizen‚ doesn’t require every class to do work‚ and in total gives all the power and money to the upper class/government. This may all be happening but the citizens don’t know because the government limits the information they receive‚ so the citizens
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In Victorian society‚ there were many aspects of the time period that would be seen as problematic for today’s average social norm. This time period had “the idea that people are not born equally‚ people in high rank despise people in low rank‚ and men are superior to women” (Gao). During this time‚ some of these issues were addressed and brought to attention through poems and novels where the social standard is defied. While there are multiple lenses the novel can be seen through‚ Charlotte Bronte’s
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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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there are several instances of Marxism in the text. Caesar was in a powerful position as dictator in Rome. For that reason‚ he sought after the responsibility of ruling the citizens of Rome into a new era of monarchy. However‚ there were several noblemen and high ranking officers that plotted against him. These conspirators coveted the old republic of Rome‚ let to the assassination of Caesar‚ and then a battle with those that avenged Caesar’s death. The examples of Marxism in Julius Caesar are about
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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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While it is true that the marxism and psychoanalytic criticisms also suit The Great Gatsby‚ they do not suit it as strongly as feminism. The psychoanalytic criticism circles around the perplexing romantic relationships portrayed in the novel and discusses the pattern of psychological behavior’s stemming from the characters fear of intimacy that ultimately results in emotional devastation. While it does have some good points‚ I believe that it is the least fitting for the story. Not because I honestly
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“Flask‚ alas! was a butterless man!” (Melville 144). In the novel‚ “Moby Dick”‚ Flask is the lowest rank officer. The order of rank goes: Ahab‚ Starbuck‚ Stubb‚ then Flask. He is oppressed by the other two officers and the captain‚ and this shows marxism in modern literature.
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