Class Struggles In Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Bourgeois and Proletariats.
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." This opening statement by Marx summarizes his arguments in the first section of the manifesto. In this section of the communist manifesto, Marx with the help of Engels immediately creates the disparity between the two class groups; Bourgeoisie and the Proletariats. He engages the reader by describing the relationship between the class groups as "oppressor and oppressed". In addition, Marx uses this comparison to highlight the same type of social ranking which was present in the middle ages. He goes on to explain that the new modern society is just a simplification of the class system which was present in the feudal …show more content…
He emphasizes that regardless of the ever-changing economic structures; feudalism or the modern industry, history can be understood better when observed according to class and the understanding of who was the oppressed and who the oppressor was. Marx also goes on to describe the uprising of the Bourgeoisie as the "oppressor" who have in turn revolutionized the feudal relations and turned them into ones involved with money and exchange. By showing the inadequacies of the feudal and manufacturing system as a result of increasing markets, he is able to show that "the modern bourgeoisie is itself the product of a long course of development…”. He in turn ties this connection between the oppressor and the oppressed by showing the economic and political advantages that are only available to the oppressor and how this class group in a global scale, tries to “create a world after its own image”. From this excerpt, one can observe the underlying theme of exploitation, class struggles and economic structures which he develops more on in the