Marxist Criticism Essays & Research Papers

Three Main Classes of Marxist Criticism in the Novel 'Snowpiercer'

The graphic novel 'Snowpiercer', created by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette is a clear depiction of the three major classes of Marxist criticism: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat. To begin with, in the novel, the Snowpiercer is a train consisting of one thousand and one carriages which are divided into classes. The closer a carriage is to the engine the higher the class. So, since the aristocracy class according to Marxist criticism consists of a small...

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Representation of the Graphic Novel ‘Snowpiercer’ by Marxist Criticism

Novel Marxist Criticism

The graphic novel ‘Snowpiercer’, written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, is most closely represented by Marxist criticism. Marxist literary criticism is a loose term describing literary criticism based on socialist and dialectic theories. ‘Snowpiercer’ represents the three-class in Marxist criticism: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat. The aristocracy can be best represented by the lieutenant in the graphic novel. An aristocracy is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged...

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Marxist Criticism in the Novels ‘Scythe’ by Neal Shusterman and ‘1984’ by George Orwell

1984 Marxist Criticism Novel

“It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals” (Frankfurter). Inequality happens anywhere and everywhere in different times and places throughout the world. It is oppressive by nature and seeks to condemn those who are seen as lesser or unworthy of equal and fair treatment. Prominently, the novels ‘Scythe’ by Neal Shusterman and ‘1984’ by George Orwell, depicts two stories of different individuals, which takes place in the future dominated...

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Exploring Ron Rush's Novel 'Serena' through Marxist Criticism

Book Report Literary Criticism Marxist Criticism

Generally, in industrial activity, the factors of production are needed in producing goods and services. Eyiyere argues that the factors of production are nature, labor and capital. Labor is an active resource which is one of the factors in the smoothness of a production process. Workers in their activity should be supported by good, human forms of management work so that they can work well. However, in reality, many employers exploit their workers. Exploitation of one social class by another...

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Analysis of Mohsin Hamid's Novel 'Moth Smoke' through Marxist Criticism

Book Report Marxist Criticism Novel

Literature from Marxist point of view is a reflection of the human existence in such a society which is divided into different classes on the basis of economic conditions. This paper aims to explore various aspects of exploitation, systems of domination, oppression and socioeconomic conflicts that arise in the novel ‘Moth Smoke’ by Mohsin Hamid. The novel weaves a complex story of corruption, greed, unjust distribution of money and invites reader’s attention towards miserable characters, their wrong doings and especially...

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Use of Karl Marx's Theories of Culture and Ideology in Literature

Marxist Criticism Theory

Karl Marx sought the answers to questions by trying to understand how our capitalist society works (for whom it works better, for whom worse), how it arose out of feudalism and where it is likely to lead. Concentrating on the social and economic relations in which people earn their livings, Marx saw behind capitalism's law and order appearance a struggle of two main classes: the capitalists, who own the productive resources, and the workers or proletariat, who must work in...

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Critical Analysis of The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games Feminist Literary Criticism Marxist Criticism

For my critique, I will be looking at The Hunger Games (2012) through a Feminist Lens followed by a Marxist Lens. The Hunger Games is an intense action movie that was directed by Gary Ross and was written by Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray. The movie’s plot starts off where the nation of Panem is divided into 12 different districts that are ruled over by the Capitol. Every year, two young male and female representatives must compete in a televised...

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Marxism Criticism and Post-Colonialism in F. Sionil José’s Short Story ‘The God Stealer’

Short Story Literary Criticism Marxist Criticism

F. Sionil José’s ‘The God Stealer’ has to be one of the best short stories to be written since it has won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Short Story, one of the best awards to be won by a writer for his or her work. Back in 1959, José’s inspiration for writing ‘The God Stealer’ was from his own experience in Ifugao with an American cultural officer alongside his Ifugao assistant. It all started when the American’s assistant wanted...

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Marxist and Post-Colonialism Criticism of F. Sionil José's Story 'The God Stealer'

Short Story Literary Criticism Marxist Criticism

From a National Artist for Literature and one of the famous Filipino writers not only known in the country but globally, Francisco Sionil Jose who was not born with a silver spoon in Pangasinan on December 1924. He has experienced political and economic activities in different countries. With his experience, he put it into a story which he titled ‘The God Stealer’, consisting of two friends with the nationalities Filipino and an American, which represents the relationship between a ‘colonizer’...

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