Marixist Criticism In The Titanic And The Titanic

What is Marxism? According to the PowerPoint, “Marxism was essentially a way to view and analyze world conditions and historical developments” (powerpoint). Marxist Criticism originated in the mid 1800’s by a man named Karl Marx. The main idea of Marxism is the struggle between the bourgeoisie and proletariat which will can be analyzed within the film The Titanic. The differences in classes are heavily emphasized to show contrast. Marixist Criticism is the idea that all literary works can be analyzed through their literary works and this is what we are going to do with The Titanic. Marxism Criticism is supported by class, commonfidication, and alienation which are all three represented in the film. The film The Titanic took place in 1996 when a treasure hunter discovers a necklace at the bottom of the ocean. The necklace was called the “Heart of the Ocean” and had a rare jewel in the middle of it. Along with finding the necklace he finds a drawing of a woman wearing the exact jewel. The treasure hunter puts out an ad to see if anyone had any information on the women in the drawing wearing the necklace. Rose saw the ad at 80 years old and came into contact with him to tell the treasure hunter …show more content…
Critical Theory Today says, “Commondification is the act of relating to objects or persons in terms of their exchange value or sign-exchange value” (p. 60). Commodification is shown throughout the film. Commodification’s main idea is that you are not valued for your characteristics, but for your economic status. In the film, Cal (Rose’s fiance) is looked as a prize because of his wealth and that is why Rose’s mother picked him out for her and wanted her to get married to him. Cal and Rose weren’t with each other because of their love for each other, but for their economic status. Cal was looked at as a prize and both the individuals had no desire to really know each other because it wasn’t about