Category: Marxism

Essay on Marxism in ‘The Great Gatsby’ Fitzgeralds characters represent Marxist ideas, through his representation of the different classes, and his interpretation of how their class defines their life. Fitzgerald set this story during post-World War I, where both he, Carraway and Gatsby all fought in. However, it doesnt mark the active capitalist culture it…

William Shakespeare as a Marxist The Marxist literary lens analyzes literature by understanding the historical conditions and factors that produce it and the structural cause of society behind it. This style of criticism is concerned with the interactions of societal levels and social relations, and how class struggle, oppression, and inequality are portrayed (Eagleton 18).…

Marxism and Marxism-Leninism: Main Differences Marxism is a political theory that was introduced to the world in 1848, through the publication of The Communist Manifesto. Marxism-Leninism, in contrast, is a strand of Marxism that was developed by Vladimir Lenin, who sought to adapt early twentieth century Russia to those until-then theoretical ideas of Marx and…