Marxist Criticism Analysis in Doll’s House Play
Karl Marx produced an exceeding complex theory consisting of at least three inter-related elements: a theory of economics, a theory of social class, and a theory of history. The working class that Marx called proletariat is paid too little to buy all the products the workers have made. The basic idea of Marxism is the Human thought is the product of the socio-economic condition (Letterbie 1259). Although this idea shows how the upper class is more powerful and controlling than the lower class because of the power of money that judges and controls anyone else. Which makes the other class weaker and persecuted. In every story or poem, all writers take care about the time they were writing in. …show more content…
The upper social classes, which are the wealthy and powerful, have control of the lower social class. The lower class that the Marxist approach can be applied to the characters Krogstad and Christine. Christine was forced to help her family by marrying another man, which shows how she’s in a poor position that she’s is controlled by the power of money but not her free well in the lower class. The idea of doing whatever it takes to transition out of the lower class or trouble can be seen in the act that Nora took to save Torvald. Nora fakes a signature to be able to borrow money, which was to be used to pay for Torvald's cured from his disease. They both now have a better life and a higher position in society, self-interest and materialism take over, and having money is equivalent to a happy life. Because she is in the middle class of society, she does not to worry about money anymore as it can be seen when she buys items for …show more content…
Kristine married another man and left her beloved man that she dreamed of because “his prospects seemed hopeless back then,” (95) Although their fake life she chose was recovered in the end, it almost didn’t work out because the true reason for this marriage is the seek of money. Once she comes back to Krogstad, she still wants to advantage from her previous experience without giving up from the job she took because of her previous husband. She thinks that life forced her to be like this a selfish woman thinking just about her own benefits “you have to live, and so you grow selfish” (52). This example proves that her all decisions are affected by Marxist attitude because of the economic situation she’s living in. This harsh economic system leads people to do things that are not accepted in morality and humanity. For example, death is introduced in this story as a result of seeking for power through money to live. When Krogstad did a crime just to save his family, and when his job was threatened he stated that he would do anything to save his job. Krogstad tells Nora that “it was your husband who forced me to revert to my old ways,” (88) From another perspective, the real reason is the financial affection that led him to think in a certain way that forced him to do any action, just as it was the reason he committed a crime years
Karl Marx produced an exceeding complex theory consisting of at least three inter-related elements: a theory of economics, a theory of social class, and a theory of history. The working class that Marx called proletariat is paid too little to buy all the products the workers have made. The basic idea of Marxism is the Human thought is the product of the socio-economic condition (Letterbie 1259). Although this idea shows how the upper class is more powerful and controlling than the lower class because of the power of money that judges and controls anyone else. Which makes the other class weaker and persecuted. In every story or poem, all writers take care about the time they were writing in. …show more content…
The upper social classes, which are the wealthy and powerful, have control of the lower social class. The lower class that the Marxist approach can be applied to the characters Krogstad and Christine. Christine was forced to help her family by marrying another man, which shows how she’s in a poor position that she’s is controlled by the power of money but not her free well in the lower class. The idea of doing whatever it takes to transition out of the lower class or trouble can be seen in the act that Nora took to save Torvald. Nora fakes a signature to be able to borrow money, which was to be used to pay for Torvald's cured from his disease. They both now have a better life and a higher position in society, self-interest and materialism take over, and having money is equivalent to a happy life. Because she is in the middle class of society, she does not to worry about money anymore as it can be seen when she buys items for …show more content…
Kristine married another man and left her beloved man that she dreamed of because “his prospects seemed hopeless back then,” (95) Although their fake life she chose was recovered in the end, it almost didn’t work out because the true reason for this marriage is the seek of money. Once she comes back to Krogstad, she still wants to advantage from her previous experience without giving up from the job she took because of her previous husband. She thinks that life forced her to be like this a selfish woman thinking just about her own benefits “you have to live, and so you grow selfish” (52). This example proves that her all decisions are affected by Marxist attitude because of the economic situation she’s living in. This harsh economic system leads people to do things that are not accepted in morality and humanity. For example, death is introduced in this story as a result of seeking for power through money to live. When Krogstad did a crime just to save his family, and when his job was threatened he stated that he would do anything to save his job. Krogstad tells Nora that “it was your husband who forced me to revert to my old ways,” (88) From another perspective, the real reason is the financial affection that led him to think in a certain way that forced him to do any action, just as it was the reason he committed a crime years