Aladdin, is set in the big bustling town of Agrabah. The society is filled with poverty and crime, with a division between the rich and poor. Aladdin who is a “street rat”, doesn’t have much and has to commit crimes to be able to eat and survive, he even shares his meals with people who have less than him and have to forage for food elsewhere. Throughout the movie, he has to go through multiple challenges to find the genie lamp pertaining to the evil character Jafar, as he is trying to take over the town of Agrabah, as well as becoming the new sultan. Nearing the end of the movie, it is also very clear that Aladdin is not all that he seems, he doesn’t really want to help others out as they are also in a state of poverty. The film depicts many sociological issues surrounding class, gender, race, as well as sexual features encompassing the women in the movie.
In the movie, there is a very apparent division between the lower class and the higher class. …show more content…
(Meghan O’keefe, 2011) Also, many vendors in Agrabah are very familiar with people stealing, which leads to the guards being there only to take out after them, such as Aladdin. This leads to the suggestion of crime and poverty, with people in the lower class running rampant and trying to survive day by day in search of food, shelter, etc… This leads to Karl Marx's social class. For example, the character Aladdin comes from a low class where he only has clothes on his back, with only a pet monkey. This can be portrayed as someone of low class because it does not show him with any family or anyone that is close to him including friends, which is typically portrayed in society as someone who lives on the streets. Therefore, Aladdin can be considered a lumpenproletariat. Throughout the movie he does not have a job, is someone who often is
In the movie, there is a very apparent division between the lower class and the higher class. …show more content…
(Meghan O’keefe, 2011) Also, many vendors in Agrabah are very familiar with people stealing, which leads to the guards being there only to take out after them, such as Aladdin. This leads to the suggestion of crime and poverty, with people in the lower class running rampant and trying to survive day by day in search of food, shelter, etc… This leads to Karl Marx's social class. For example, the character Aladdin comes from a low class where he only has clothes on his back, with only a pet monkey. This can be portrayed as someone of low class because it does not show him with any family or anyone that is close to him including friends, which is typically portrayed in society as someone who lives on the streets. Therefore, Aladdin can be considered a lumpenproletariat. Throughout the movie he does not have a job, is someone who often is