Proletariat

industrial Revolution promoted a capitalist way of thinking, called “Capitalist Ideology,” and created two distinct groups; the factory owners, who were middle class, known as the Bourgeoisie, and working class, or Proletariat.” (“Introduction to Marxism”) Marx supported the proletariat, because she saw how poorly they were treated. He saw how the capital kept the poor as poor, and rich as rich. That was when he decided to make a…

deliver a pregnant woman of her baby. Nick, his father, and Uncle George hopped in a rowboat to head over to the Indian camp. “Uncle George sat in the stern of the camp rowboat” (Hemingway) as a young Indian row him, exposing the Indians to be the proletariats and Nick, his father, and Uncle George to be the bourgeoisie. At the camp, there were “lights of shanties and wooden bunks” (Hemingway), showing the poverty at the Indian camp. When they went inside the young Indian woman's shack, Nick's…

The children’s book The King’s 6th Finger by Jolby and Rachel Roellke demonstrates the issues that can arise in an authoritarian power structure. The story, although not explicitly stated, is an authoritarian text. The absolute ruler is King Mortimer, who commands the kingdom to follow his quirky rules. Marxist views can be used to examine the distribution of power and inequalities amongst social classes in this story. In its barest elements, this story describes how a total ruler is able to…

the struggles between the power hungry Europeans and the natives of the new world. The history of European countries sneaking resources from Africa. As well with the ideas of Karl Marx on communism and Adam Smith with capitalism. People of the proletariat or middle class have not been treated fairly by the higher class as we know as the bourgeoisie or high class. Adam Smith’s idea on capitalism is still used in our modern day world. For example, The United States of America. Which allows you to…

The “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is criticize novella about the communist government in Europe using animal as character. It was during Second World War Orwell found that ruling class (Bourgeoisies) dominating the working class (Proletariat) which leave Proletariat without option, but to revolt. In the novella we can find that pigs dominate the other animal and other animal working tirelessly. Therefore domination, inequality and deceive are the causes of class conflict in the novella. After…

another], (473-4)” as he is dedicated to the idea that societies are born of class struggles throughout the history. With contemporary capitalism in a modern society, proletariats do not participate in voluntary activity but becomes owned by “an alien power opposed to him, which enslaves him instead of being controlled by him (160).” Proletariats, the class that earns with the labor, are forced to work under the demand of the bourgeoisie, the class that owns the means of the production.…

This supports item A as it states 'a set of rules laid down by the state in the interest of the ruling class'. This is reflected in crime statistics; the most common offenders are young, black males between the ages of 15-21. A counter argument to this is the idea of Strain Theory developed by Robert Merton. Traditional Marxism argues that it is increased aggression and individualistic nature of the capitalist society that inspires individuals to commit crime, however Merton comments that it…

Sociology theories can be viewed from all parts of life, including movies. In Time, a science-fiction film released in 2011 is a great example of not only sociological theories at play, but for specifically spotting themes that Karl Marx and Max Weber wrote about in their writings. To better understand the movie first, before diving into an analytical look at the film, I will give a small narration of the plot. The citizens in the movie including the main characters, Will Salas and Sylvia Weiss…

I consider that he worked in the tertiary sector of the economy, as he provided the service of high quality diamonds. As Dr. Shapira said in class, “ upper class sees workers as means to profit”, In this case the father’s employees would be the proletariat, because if we quote Marx, “they need to sell their labor to live, thus they are working class”. Eva went on to tell me how her father used to feel so satisfied every time that a patron walked into his shop to by a diamond. He would see the…

Burke’s view of history, which grounded himself in his classical conservative views, believed that continuing in the systems of old was the best way to keep a stable and functioning political climate. Burke’s differing reactions to the American and French Revolutions highlights this fact nicely. Burke, a supporter of the American Revolution, believed that their revolution was an attempt to preserve their old way of life from an increasingly involved British government. In his view, the…