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Guy de Maupassant A Marxist Criticism THE NECKLACE

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Page 1: Marxist Criticism: The Necklace

Guy de MaupassantA Marxist Criticism

THE NECKLACE

Page 2: Marxist Criticism: The Necklace

He was a popular writer during his lifetime and had the good fortune to see that his stories were widely read. He also found inspiration in the not-so-admirable behavior of the bourgeoisie, and made them targets of his biting pessimism and skewering pen.

THE AUTHOR

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It is in this time that France experienced the long depression.

The Necklace also shows how people deal with their struggle with money.

RELATE…

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Literature is shaped by political, economic, labor and class condition because it is based on the experiences of the author that such masterpieces were created.

LITERATURE

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Mathilde lacked gowns, jewelries that’s why she can’t go to such extravagant events.

PROLETARIAT

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It is shown through Madam Forestier as Mathilde saw her after 10 years and she still looks like she didn’t age.

BOURGEOISIE

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Hegemony was shown through the way the people look and act.

HEGEMONY

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It is a class consciousness because Mathilde is greatly aware that she belongs to the lower class.

CLASS/ FALSE CONSCIOUSNESS