2. MARXIST THEORY
Marxist theory has been profounder by KALMAX
and this based on understanding and interpreting social, political, and
economic ideologies that built up the society.
Fundamental premises areas of Marxist theory
(a) Economic is
the base in which the superstructure of social, political and ideologies
realities is built. Economic power therefore always includes social and
political power as well.
(b) Marxist assumed that neither human events nor human
production can be understood without understanding the specific material or
historical circumstances in which those events and production have occurred.
(c) Marxist analysis of human events and production
focuses on relationship among socio-economic classes both within the society
and among the society and it explains all human activities in terms of
distribution and dynamics of economic power.
Marxist theory in literature
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To explain the nature of literary genre in terms of social period which
produced it.
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To relate the literary work to the social assumption of the time in
which is consume.
Essential question for Marxist theory.
a) Does work by reinforce capitalism, imperialism, or
classist value?
b) How might be the work seen as critique of capitalism,
imperialism, or classism?
c) How does literary work reflect the socio-economic of
the time in which was written?
