Karl Marx's Theory

1. MARXIST CRITICISM
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2. • Has the longest history being a 20th century phenomenon
• Argues that literature is a product of real, social and
economic existence
• Views literature to be ideologically determined ,usually of
dominant social class
• Insist that literature must be used to challenge class
oppression.
• Uses Moa Tse Tung’s ideas that literature must answer
• Whom to serve: The working people, the masses.
• How to serve: Awaken and arouse the masses and impel them
to unite and struggle to change their environment
• Weakness: Opens up the possibility of prioritizing content
over form, ideological criterion over artistic.

4. In a place once known as North America, now known as Panem, is a very rich City
surrounded by twelve Districts. Every year because this very rich City, known as The
Capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the Districts - which they do -
there is something known as The Hunger Games! This is where two children, one boy
and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave
their families and compete in The Hunger Games, a live event that is aired on TV's all
over Panem. When Katniss Everdeen, aged sixteen from District 12, has to volunteer
to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister Prim after Prim's name is called forth
to become the 23rd member to compete in The 74th Hunger Games, she promises to
Prim that she will win!
Because District 12 is so poor, Katniss has been close to death many times from
starvation but she's made it through it. But this is a different kind of close to death;
this Katniss doesn't know if she can survive.
She doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it Katniss' instinct
is to survive. But when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her
district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up
with the girl from District 11 and only one person can survive. But who will it be? Will
her feelings get the better of her? Will she let someone else win so they don't have
to die? If Katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. She's going to have
to kill!

5. An activist, Nacha Kong-udom,
flashed the three-finger salute
from the "The Hunger Games"
as plainclothes police officers
led her away from a cinema in
Bangkok on
Thursday. CreditRungroj
Yongrit/European Pressphoto
Agency
http://www.nytimes.com/201
4/11/21/world/asia/thailand-
protesters-hunger-games-
salute.html?_r=0
“BANGKOK — A Thai theater chain has withdrawn the latest “Hunger Games” movie
after several student protesters were detained for using a gesture taken from the films, a
three-finger salute of resistance to authoritarian government.
The salute, which in the movies is a daring act of silent rebellion, began to appear here in
the weeks after the May 22 coup. The authorities warned that anyone raising it in public
could be subject to arrest.
The military government in Thailand has clamped down on all forms of protest, censored
the country’s news media, limited the right to public assembly and arrested critics and
opponents. Hundreds of academics, journalists and activists have been detained for up
to a month….”

6. Marxist Concept Found in the Hunger Games:
The "Bourgeoisie" in the book are represented by the Capitol. The
Capitol has an overabundance of food and technology, with a small
population and size when compared to the districts. This shows an
inequality between the two societies.
In the book, the proletariat is represented by the various Districts
surrounding the Capitol. The districts are starved, oppressed, must
give all goods to the Capitol, and are treated as if they were serfs. The
societies also are closer to nature, and have less of an access to
technology than the Capitol.
he two opposing forces, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, both go
against one another, and over time, Katniss realizes that for there to
be a better life for those around her, she must work towards a
revolution to overthrow the Capitol, which coincides with Marxist
thinking.

8. Oliver Twist is a novel teeming with many closely interrelated ideas. There is
preoccupation with the miseries of poverty and the spread of its degrading
effects through society. With poverty comes hunger, another theme that is
raised throughout the book, along with Dickens's notion that a misguided
approach to the issues of poverty and homelessness brings many evils in its
wake.
One of the worse consequences of poverty and being deprived of life's
essentials is crime, with all of its corrosive effects on human nature. Dickens
gives a great deal of attention to the painful alienation from society suffered by
the criminal, who may come to feel completely isolated as the fragile
foundations of his own hostile world snap. Crime is bad enough in itself, Dickens
seems to be saying. When crime is the result of poverty, it completely
dehumanizes society.
On the positive side, Dickens places heavy value on the elevating influence of a
wholesome environment. He emphasizes the power of benevolence to
overcome depravity. And goodness — like criminal intent — may expect to earn
its own suitable reward. Sound familiar? The Dickensian theme of virtue being
its own reward has its roots in the novels and poems of chivalry and
redemption, where the good prosper and the "wicked" are sent packing.

10. PLOT
Amor Deliria Nervosa (or just deliria) is a disease in
theDelirium Trilogy. It literally translates into Love
Delirium Nervous. In our world, we would simply refer to
this as "love" and consider it a good thing. However, in
the world ofD elirium it is considered the most deadly
disease of all.
The main safeguard against the deliria is known as the
Cure, a mandatory procedure done to a person's brain
which leaves them unable to experience strong desires or
emotions. As the Cure only works on those over eighteen,
younger people are subjected to segregation and curfews.
Those over eighteen who have been cured are known
as cureds and those under eighteen who have not
received the procedure are known as the Uncureds.

11. Lena's government has probably banned the use of the word dystopia,
but until they get ahold of us, we have the definition. In short,
dystopian lit is literature that paints a super scary, freaky portrait of life
in the future. And by doing so, it serves as a commentary on what's
wrong with our contemporary, real-life cultures and governments.
So what is Oliver criticizing in Delirium? Well, a few things. For
example, Lena's mom's storyline seems to be a critique of the
American health care system.
But the bulk of the book focuses on the fact that people today seem to
want to be safe above all else—even at the expense of their most
precious freedoms. Like the freedom to love (whomever we choose).
The government is controlling the people ,and Lena tries to Awaken
and arouse the masses and impel them to unite and struggle to change
their environment.

13. PLOT
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime.
The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To
be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To
live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince
Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means
turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste
below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a
crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly
threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to
question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the
life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she
never imagined.

14. The Caste System
The First Caste
Royalty; Prince Maxon and his family are Ones. They have the power and they gain full
respect.
The Second Caste
Celebrities; Athletes, singers, actors, musicians, models, politician, police officers,
firefighters, guards, and military members. Celeste is a model so she's a Two. Aspen is a Six
but also a Two because he is a guard at the palace.
The Third Caste
Inventors, teachers, philosophers, scientist, doctors, dentist, architects, film directors, music
producers, lawyers, and writers. The girls that were part of The selection are Threes, unless
they were a natural Two or already a Three. Kriss was already a Three. America became a
Three when she entered The Selection.
The Fourth Caste
Businessmen; Jewelers, real estate agents, insurance brokers, head chefs, construction
managers, business workers, and farmers. America's old sister Kenna and her husband
James are factory worker. Anna and Emmica are both from a family of farmers. They are all
Fours (James, Anna, and Emmica). Kenna was originally a Five but she became a Four when
she married James. Marlee was also a Four before being chosen for The Selection.

15. The Fifth Caste
Artist; Stage actors/singers, dancers, circus performers. America's family are Fives
(Shalom, Magda, Kota, May, Gerad). America's sister Kenna became a Four by marrying a
Four. America was a Five before entering The Selection and becoming a Three.
The Sixth Caste
Workers; Secretaries, waiters, housekeepers, cooks, and drivers. Anne, Lucy, Mary, and
Mitsy are Sixes. It's a possibility Silvia and Sylvan Santos are Sixes.
The Seventh Caste
Manual Laborers; Gardeners, construction workers, farm hands, pool cleaners, and trash
collectors/ditch diggers. Sevens are very similar to Sixes, but they have outdoor jobs
instead.
The Eighth Caste
The Untouchables; Addicts, runaways, mentally/physically unwell people, and the
Homeless.

16. Not much is known of how the caste system in Illéa
started. Although it was hinted that peoples castes
were based on the amount of money their family
donated to the government during the first war with
New Asia. When a character is first mentioned, there is
generally a note made of what caste they are
in. Eight is the lowest caste and One is the highest
in The Selection Series .When the caste system first
started, America's ancestors were sent a letter stating
they were now Fives and that their last names had
been changed from "Cohen" to "Singer."