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Marxism

The document discusses social inequality and its roots in the division of labor, referencing Karl Marx and his theory of Marxism. It highlights the conflicts between economic classes and the implications of capitalism, while also posing questions about social class and equality. Additionally, it mentions Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' and invites analysis of social class dynamics within the story.

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Marxism

The document discusses social inequality and its roots in the division of labor, referencing Karl Marx and his theory of Marxism. It highlights the conflicts between economic classes and the implications of capitalism, while also posing questions about social class and equality. Additionally, it mentions Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' and invites analysis of social class dynamics within the story.

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inequality
Questio
ns Which social class do you
01
belong to?

02 Do you believe that you can climb


higher than your present class?
How?
How can we create equality in the
03 society? What can you do?
Karl Marx, the proponent of cultural
theory called MARXISM and the
father of communism. He lived in
London at the time of
industrialization and saw tensions
ran high because of social
inequality. According to Marx, social
inequality was a consequence of
the arrival of the division of labor
and, moreover, was what had led to
the class society.
MARXIST
CRITICISM
is concerned with differences between
economic classes and implications of a
capitalist system, such as the continuing
conflicts between the working class and
the elite. Hence, it attempts to reveal that
the ultimate source of people’s experience
is the socioeconomic system.
MARXIST
CRITICISM
The common aspects looked into when
using Marxist criticism are as follows:
1.Social class as represented in the
work
2.Social class of the writer/creator
3.Social class of the characters
4.Conflicts and interactions between
Fill the blanks with the appropriate word below:

Karl Marx /balance /controlled/ Marxism/ oppressed


Marxism is a cultural theory
1. __________
proposed by 2. Karl Marx that embodies
__________
a set of social, economic, and political
ideas that its followers believe will
enable them to interpret and change
their world. It hopes to create some sort
ofbalance
3. __________ that makes the world a
better, more secure place for those who
controlled
have been oppressed
4. __________ and 5.
THE LOTTERY
by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson was born in
1916 to middle-class parents
in an affluent suburb of San
Francisco. Jackson struggled
because she was eccentric
and had trouble impressing
her mother, who valued
propriety and feminine beauty.
Jackson felt like an outsider in
her own family as well as in
social groups or society at
Complete the table below:
1.Author’s social class

2. The ruling class in the story

3. The working class in the story

4. The power of the ruling class

5. The consequences of the working class

6. The relationship between the ruling and


working class

7. The author’s purpose in writing

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