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Some Key Questions for Marxist Theory

Posted in Marxist Theory by Jim on the October 5, 2006

A small group presented the Marxist theoretical perspective in our class on October 4. From that presentation, here are some of the key questions Marxist Theory asks of a text:

  1. What social groups, cliques, or classes are represented in the text?
  2. Name some of the power struggles highlighted in the text.  Who has the power?  Who does not?  Where would you place the characters on a visual representation of a social hierarchy?

What are some more key questions for a Marxist analysis of a text?

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