Class Struggle In The Communist Manifesto By Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels in 1848, a year of violent revolts throughout Europe. He writes during a time of nationalist uprising. Karl Marx states the main driver of history is class struggle. These struggles start from early ages, “From the serfs of the Middle Ages sprang the chartered burghers of the earliest towns. From these burgesses the first elements of the bourgeoisie were developed” (Manifesto part 1). Human history is history because of putting others above or below one another and repeating itself. During 1848, the relationship between the working class and ruling class was a major conflict. In The Communist Manifesto, Marx examines the proletarian class and bourgeois. Karl Marx’s reflection of the revolutions included the relationship between the bourgeois and proletarians. He argued there would always be a gap between the two classes through the existence of capitalism. Karl Marx is concerned with human social class and against the idea of capitalism. He declares, “To be a capitalist, is to have not only a purely personal, but a social STATUS …show more content…
Colonizing new land helped bourgeois discover new raw materials they could manufacture. Also, it gave them a place to sell their goods. Colonization created a financially stable government for the bourgeois. However, the advancement of new manufacturing techniques led to rural poverty. Proletarians were effected by the enclosure movement. This system was people being pushed off land to get rid off the common land and create one big farm for industrial purposes. This is the process of rationalizing land use. The enclosure movement forced people into cities to find jobs in industrial factories. To make a living those had to sell their labor also known Modern Industry. Marx’s view on the new modern industry concluded proletarians would band together against the poor working and living