Marxism Essay

The teachings of Karl Marx and Marxism has always been my favorite theoretical perspective because it has been misunderstood over time. One of the best things about Marxism is that it stressed the importance of social equality and the issues that the system of capitalism created in society. Marx argued that capitalism was hindrance to freedom because only those who have money can really enjoy freedom. The Marxist theory in the simplest perspective is that “Marxism emphasizes the idea that…

Capitalism, according to Marx, is a mode of production based on private ownership of the means of production. It is a system of social relations in which labour-power is commodified and the driving force of society is the accumulation of capital. Marx theorized that economic systems result in two social classes, one of which holds the power and uses it to oppress the other. In capitalism, this is the bourgeoisie, the capitalists, who own the means of production, and the proletariat who’s labour…

The economy, as both Marxists and neo-Marxists would argue, was dominated by the elites of the country “exploiting social groups of the nation” (https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/35351/Rausch_JA_T_2011.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y ). The elites, essentially, constructed the identities of the people inhabiting the island creating various marginalized groups. These marginalized groups consisted of landowners, farmers, cattle breeders that controlled the countryside and was the…

Ultimately, the source of tragedy in both 'My Last Duchess ' and 'Porphyria 's Lover ', is the capitalistic societal structures that provoke the oppression of its people. Though this subjugation may arise from the corrupt economic system that Marxism critiques, Browning 's scrutiny of society may also delve into social barriers such as feminism, and the adverse psychiatric affect capitalism has on the populace. Browning relied on his inherited wealth to freely write poetry, prompting the…

Although the leaders of the Bolshevik revolution aimed to create a communist society in the USSR based on Marxism, however due to several reasons, the society (and state) they formed was different from the one envisioned by Marx. Marxism, in essence, is Karl Marx’s political ideology whereas communism is a society (and a political system) based on that ideology. The research paper explores this thesis by a comparative analysis of Marxist doctrines and its application as carried out by Lenin and…

Marxism believed that our society was in a state of continual conflict between the working class and upper class, this essay will assess the Marxist approach on social class a theory stemmed from the works of Karl Marx, that believes our society to be in a state of constant struggle between the ruling class (bourgeoisie) and the working class (proletariat). Within society, according to social stratification people are placed in particular divisions based on a system of hierarchy. This has…

Whilst defending his socialist perspective on science and society in 1894, the pioneering Italian sociologist Enrico Ferri stated that "it is impossible not to see the direct casual connection between Marxian socialism and scientific evolution"1. Ferri 's bold proclamation was indicative of an intellectual apex of provocative thought. To nineteenth-century dreamers hoping for a brighter future devoid of economic competition and inequality, the thought that inevitable progressive improvement…

The Handmaid’s Tale lays out a future dystopic world where a ¬¬new elite has come to power on the ostensible basis of religion. The story follows a young woman and her struggle to deal with the society built around her and her soci¬¬¬al position within it. This struggle provides a new insight when examined through a Marxian lens, with an emphasis on the theories of Gramsci and Althusser, by providing illumination on the novel’s existing political hierarchy and the basis for the struggle itself.…

Modernity can be considered as an approach in revolutionizing the Instruments of production, arts, relations and with relations the whole of society wherein an uncertainty and disturbance is attached and felt , in its epochs. Such a burgeoning and exhilarating approach for the Bourgeoisie upliftment is felt during this period, however it is important to note that it is during the modernism era that the works of Ezra Pound, WH Auden, Sartre,Trotsky (to name a few ) came in to the fore who were…

As illustrated by Diescho, it is hard for a human society to properly function on its own without any form of leadership to act as a guide to reinforce the laws that create peace and order. Socialism, the way Marx interpreted it in his Manifesto, did not work in the Soviet Union not because Marx’s vision was inadequate, but rather because of how the theory was implemented into society. In this light, his socialist vision lacked the implementation structure, and, therefore, his Manifesto opened a…