marxism approach

2. Identify themes
related to socio-
economic
inequality, class
struggle, and
exploitation by
examining a song
Demonstrate
understanding of
the principles of
the Marxist
approach to
literary criticism by
participating in
class discussions
Apply the
Marxist
approach to
literary criticism
by composing
an analysis of a
given selection

4. • focuses on how
literary works are
products of the
economic and
ideological
determinants
specific to that era.
• Critics examine the
relationships of a
literary product to
the actual economic
and social reality of
its time and place.

5. Karl Marx Friedrich Engels

6. • German political
thinker who wrote
about economics and
Politics.
• Marxism originated in
the thought of Karl
Marx.
• German
philosopher, political
theorist historian,
and revolutionary
socialist
• Karl Marx’s closest
friend and
collaborator.
Das Kapital
(Second Volume)
Argued that all of
history is all about
the struggle
between the
proletariat and
the bourgeoisie.
Das Kapital
(Third Volume)

7. Totoy, bilisan mo, bilisan mo
ang takbo.
Ilagan and mga bombang
nakatutok sa ulo mo.
Totoy, tumalon ka, dumapa
kung kailangan,
At baka tamaan ka ng mga
balang ligaw
Totoy, making ka, huwag
nang magpagabi,
Baka mapagkamalan ka’t
humandusay diyan sa tabi.
Totoy, alam mo ba kung
ano ang puno’t dulo
Ng ‘di matapos tapos na
kaguluhang ito?
Refrain:
Hindi pula’t dilaw tunay na
magkalaban
Ang kulay at tatak ay ‘di siyang
dahilan
Hanggat marami ang lugmok sa
kahirapan
At ang hustisya ay para lang sa
mayaman
Chorus:
Habang may tatsulok
At sila ang nasa tuktok
‘Di matatapos itong gulo
Ililigtas ang hininga ng kay
maraming tao
At ang dating bukid ngayo’y
sementeryo
Totoy , kumilos ka, baliktarin ang
tatsulok
Katulad mong mga dukhang
ilagay mo sa tuktok
(Repeat refrain ang chorus)

8. Boy, be quick, run quickly
Dodge the bombs targeting
your head
Boy, jump, lie down if you
have to
For you might get hit with a
stray bullet
Boy, listen, don’t be out ‘til
nightfall
You might get mistaken for
and end up sprawling on
the sidewalk
Boy, do you know the
beginning and end
Of this never ending mess?
Refrain:
Red and yellow aren’t the ones
at war
Color and label aren’t the
reasons
While there are many prostrate
in poverty
And justice is only for rich
Chorus:
While there is a triangle
And they are on top
The mess won’t end.
The breath of many people will
be saved
And the old field is now a
cemetery
Boy, move, flip the triangle
Place the poor like you, at the
top.
(Repeat refrain ang chorus)

9. • What is the lesson of the
story?
• Who are the powerful/
powerless people in the
text?
• What does the work say
about the nature of
good or evil? Is good
rewarded? Is evil
punished?
• What does the work
say about human
nature?
• Why are the
powerless without
power?
• Do the powerful in the
text suppress the
powerless?
• What does the society
value?
• What literary devices
are used in the text?
• Why do the powerful
have power?

10. .
Pat-a-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Roll it, pat it, and mark it with a B
Put it in the oven for Baby and me.
.