The research:
The lens that I chose to do is called the Marxist lens. This lens is based on a theory that was initially introduced by Karl Marx. Marxism is a method of socioeconomics that shows the different levels in our modern society that we live in. The different classes are: “lower class, lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class, lower high class, and upper high class”. Karl Marx perceived that there is always a constant struggle between the classes. There seems to be constant struggles between the oppressor and the oppressed as well. Karl Marx strongly believes that everyone is struggling for power and that there is always a constant battle and struggle in society, whether it’s the rich against the poor or even the owners against the workers. Looking through the lense of Karl Marx and his theory of Marxism we can take a look at different works of literature and see …show more content…
The Analysis:
The novel “1984” is greatly influenced by the George Orwell’s perception on the theory of Marxism and therefore many of the elements revolving around Karl Marx’s theory were reflected into “1984”. The powerful totalitarian government, otherwise known as the party was modelled after the tenets of the theory of Marxism. The party is known as the dominant organization in the book and it’s leader is Big Brother. Big Brother is seen as a charismatic character and someone who is looked up to in the book. He seems to represent god in 1984 in a town where religion is completely abandoned. There are 4 ministries each holding their own specific task. There’s the Ministry of Love which deals with torture and punishment, Ministry of Peace which deals with war, Ministry of Truth which deals with censorship and the falsification of the past history, and there’s the Ministry of Plenty which ensures the poverty of the “proles”(working class of Oceania). A prime example of the Marxist theory illustrated in “1984” would be the war. The war isn’t a war
The lens that I chose to do is called the Marxist lens. This lens is based on a theory that was initially introduced by Karl Marx. Marxism is a method of socioeconomics that shows the different levels in our modern society that we live in. The different classes are: “lower class, lower middle class, middle class, upper middle class, lower high class, and upper high class”. Karl Marx perceived that there is always a constant struggle between the classes. There seems to be constant struggles between the oppressor and the oppressed as well. Karl Marx strongly believes that everyone is struggling for power and that there is always a constant battle and struggle in society, whether it’s the rich against the poor or even the owners against the workers. Looking through the lense of Karl Marx and his theory of Marxism we can take a look at different works of literature and see …show more content…
The Analysis:
The novel “1984” is greatly influenced by the George Orwell’s perception on the theory of Marxism and therefore many of the elements revolving around Karl Marx’s theory were reflected into “1984”. The powerful totalitarian government, otherwise known as the party was modelled after the tenets of the theory of Marxism. The party is known as the dominant organization in the book and it’s leader is Big Brother. Big Brother is seen as a charismatic character and someone who is looked up to in the book. He seems to represent god in 1984 in a town where religion is completely abandoned. There are 4 ministries each holding their own specific task. There’s the Ministry of Love which deals with torture and punishment, Ministry of Peace which deals with war, Ministry of Truth which deals with censorship and the falsification of the past history, and there’s the Ministry of Plenty which ensures the poverty of the “proles”(working class of Oceania). A prime example of the Marxist theory illustrated in “1984” would be the war. The war isn’t a war