Communist Manifesto Literary Analysis

When reading nonfiction, readers tend to read “on the surface” and don’t dig deeper into what the author may be hinting or implying. These types of readers don’t closely consider the text the author provides. The overall effect on the message the author is hoping to achieve is hidden within the text, and they want the reader to be able to understand and make connections with the claims they make. The effect of close consideration on any text assists you in identifying claims and fallacies when reading non-fiction because you take the time to carefully consider what the author hopes to elucidate to the reader. In the “Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels state “The Communists are further reproached with desiring to abolish countries and nationality...the working men have no country.” He then states “Since the proletariat must first of all acquire political supremacy, must rise to be the leading class of the nation, it is, so far, itself national…” (Communist Manifesto) The paradox reveals a logical fallacy; the proletariats desire to abolish countries and nationality as they “have no country”, yet they strive to make themselves “national”, or an identity. Specifically, an identity would be noticeable, they wouldn’t be shunned or …show more content…
ISIS is also the reason why Syrian refugees are being rejected constantly from entering different nations. The powers of each nation are scared that ISIS may be amongst the refugees of Syria to spread terror throughout the world. This dilemma that the syrians are facing links very well with the story of the proletariats and the bourgeoisie. The dictatorship that the lower class people are in have no political power, no equal distribution of products or food, etc. This establishes an analogy with the syrians, and the