Examples Of Marxism In The Crucible

The Marxist theory shows how in many of the texts that are created and read by humans all have evidence of power struggles and inequalities. In Arthur Miller's the Crucible it is evident that there is a conflict between all the classes. The power dynamics and economic inequalities are visible in how everyone possesses a particular role and has different problems or fears. In the Karl Marx's theory, three roles that come into action within a piece of literature are the upper class, bourgeois, and the proletarians. As established in his theory the upper class are individuals who do not have to worry about money, food and other provisions. Therefore, they are the ones who take or buy from the proletarians they also have a high status in the towns. …show more content…
Danforth is the judge of the court, he has, Parris is the pastor in the village who has servants working under him. There is also reverend Hales whose responsibility is to look for signs of witchcraft and to cast them out. Hale serves in court to give another opinion on what he thinks about those who are accused hoping they will confess. The bourgeois are people in the middle and occupy a bounty of land they also very greedy. Thomas Putnam is one character that falls into this category since he looks to obtain more land despite the struggles. Last, the proletarians or working class who seem not to be as important to counteract that thought rise for freedom. The female servants are in a place where they try to rise by accusing others of being witches. John Proctor is also a proletarian because he works to get wood and other supplies for people in a higher power like Parris. All these characters fit into the roles that Karl Marx has mapped his theory in the things that these characters worry