Category: Marxist Criticism

The graphic novel ‘Snowpiercer’, written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, is most closely represented by Marxist criticism. Marxist literary criticism is a loose term describing literary criticism based on socialist and dialectic theories. ‘Snowpiercer’ represents the three-class in Marxist criticism: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat. The aristocracy can be best…

Work is one of the main reasons why most people cannot spend time with their loved ones, let alone have free time. It is something that occupies one’s life and impacts the lives around that specific person. For example, if a father has to work for 12 to 14 hours straight a day to provide…

In the early 1800s, a German philosopher named Karl Marx shared his beliefs on societies and how they revolve around the economy. He believed that societies are mainly shaped by economic organization and that social changes are a product of class conflicts. In the book The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and A Raisin…