How does Marxism Approach being used in Literature?
Aims to bring about a classless society, Marxism, as a materialist philosophy, tries to explain things without assuming supernatural power’s existence, and sees the struggle between the powers of varied social classes. The nature of literature is influenced by the circumstances in which it is produced. When Marxism Approaches is used in Literature, the historical truth may not be shown; however, the underlying ideology can be revealed.
Class society is where people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, which formed by social, educational of economic standards. According to Marx, “class” is determined entirely by one’s relationships to the means of production and their roles …show more content…
Base stands for the production, distribution and exchange, is the sum of forces and production relations which decided by productivities. And the superstructure resembles the ‘cultural’ world: ideas, art, political powers, institutions and so on; furthermore, the tool that one social class uses to control another. This model can help us better understanding the differences between characters and their motives. In The Yellow Wall Paper, the narrator is believed to be attacked by temporary nervous depression after parturition; thus, she is forced to take a rest in a haunted house, apartheid from any congenial work. However, only when the narrator’s family can afford her inoperation and realized the positive impact of rest cure, will there be possibilities for the narrator to accept a long-time cure, and make use of workers to help her bringing the child. For most working class women at that time, because of their poor economic situation, they would be forced to work instantly after parturition. What’s more, as an educated woman, the narrator seeks for intelligence and what can satisfy her needs of self-improve; it’s the living environment and her producing relationships with the society ensures her to acquire knowledge. What if her economic base even can’t acquire enough foods and a stable shelter? According to …show more content…
The writer’s social class and dominant ideology greatly influence or even limits the literary values. Though the nature of literature is influenced by the social and political circumstances in which it is composed (Barry 166), the content (setting, descriptions) is loyal to the time, but the form (more abstract features) can vary a lot; the writers’ restriction within their own perspectives also contributes a lot to the formation of work, which they may not admit. Is the work really reveals the conflicts between social classes? That become what needs our concerning. For instance, being brought up in a favorable environment, Katherine Mansfield is kind of resembles Laura, feeling sympathy for the other class, but can’t truly understand their life, didn’t really feel the collision between different social classes. The working class people in her narration are also lacking of intelligence and charm, which is also unrealistic. Did the conflicts resemble the true circumstances, or she imagined it without any social evidences? The same is Charlotte Perkins Stetson: after experienced the long suffering cure, Charlotte acquired the inspiration to compose a novel about the women whose indeed needs are ignored. However, subjected to her observation, she failed to explore the inner-worlds of the other women, their personifications is ignored in narration, reifications made them just objects but
Aims to bring about a classless society, Marxism, as a materialist philosophy, tries to explain things without assuming supernatural power’s existence, and sees the struggle between the powers of varied social classes. The nature of literature is influenced by the circumstances in which it is produced. When Marxism Approaches is used in Literature, the historical truth may not be shown; however, the underlying ideology can be revealed.
Class society is where people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories, which formed by social, educational of economic standards. According to Marx, “class” is determined entirely by one’s relationships to the means of production and their roles …show more content…
Base stands for the production, distribution and exchange, is the sum of forces and production relations which decided by productivities. And the superstructure resembles the ‘cultural’ world: ideas, art, political powers, institutions and so on; furthermore, the tool that one social class uses to control another. This model can help us better understanding the differences between characters and their motives. In The Yellow Wall Paper, the narrator is believed to be attacked by temporary nervous depression after parturition; thus, she is forced to take a rest in a haunted house, apartheid from any congenial work. However, only when the narrator’s family can afford her inoperation and realized the positive impact of rest cure, will there be possibilities for the narrator to accept a long-time cure, and make use of workers to help her bringing the child. For most working class women at that time, because of their poor economic situation, they would be forced to work instantly after parturition. What’s more, as an educated woman, the narrator seeks for intelligence and what can satisfy her needs of self-improve; it’s the living environment and her producing relationships with the society ensures her to acquire knowledge. What if her economic base even can’t acquire enough foods and a stable shelter? According to …show more content…
The writer’s social class and dominant ideology greatly influence or even limits the literary values. Though the nature of literature is influenced by the social and political circumstances in which it is composed (Barry 166), the content (setting, descriptions) is loyal to the time, but the form (more abstract features) can vary a lot; the writers’ restriction within their own perspectives also contributes a lot to the formation of work, which they may not admit. Is the work really reveals the conflicts between social classes? That become what needs our concerning. For instance, being brought up in a favorable environment, Katherine Mansfield is kind of resembles Laura, feeling sympathy for the other class, but can’t truly understand their life, didn’t really feel the collision between different social classes. The working class people in her narration are also lacking of intelligence and charm, which is also unrealistic. Did the conflicts resemble the true circumstances, or she imagined it without any social evidences? The same is Charlotte Perkins Stetson: after experienced the long suffering cure, Charlotte acquired the inspiration to compose a novel about the women whose indeed needs are ignored. However, subjected to her observation, she failed to explore the inner-worlds of the other women, their personifications is ignored in narration, reifications made them just objects but