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Unveiling Marxism: Critiquing Literature through Karl Marx's Lens

Uncover the essence of Marxism through Karl Marx's ideologies and explore its influence on literature. Learn about key Marxist figures and understand how to apply Marxist criticism in your literary analysis.

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Unveiling Marxism: Critiquing Literature through Karl Marx's Lens

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  1. Karl Marx – Troy L. Leon Trotsky – Sandon B. Vladimir Lenin – John S. Marxist Criticism Making Marxism Mutual

  2. Who was Karl Marx? • What is Marxism? • Who were the Marxists? • How/When do we see Marxist criticism in literature? • How do we criticize literature in this way?

  3. Who was Karl Marx? • Born 1818 in Germany. • After college, Marx hoped to pursue an academic career but got too heavily involved with a radical group of thinkers and had no prospect toward a job besides philosophy. • Marx was forced to turn to journalism and studied the order of social class and political issues.

  4. What is Marxism? • Marxism is defined as the theories of Karl Marx; later serving the basis for communism. • The main point to take from this is the struggle between classes (I.e., education, wealth,etc…).

  5. Who were the Marxists? • Although there were many Marxists, in reality, three came to power: • Karl Marx – the founder • Leon Trotsky – helped lead a rebellion to overthrow Stalin • Vladimir Lenin – helped create the Bolshevik party

  6. How do we know what we’re reading is Marxist? • George Orwell – Animal Farm • Manor Farm – Russia • Snowball – Trotsky • Ray Bradbury – Fahrenheit 451 • Censorship • Free expression – “not so free”

  7. How do we criticize literature in this way? • You have to keep in mind roles, both political and economic, as well as social class. • The statement below is an example of what would be considered a Marxist scenario: • “My father Peter has the intelligence of a child so we, his children, often do the taxes and budgets”.

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