marxist criticism: the necklace
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Guy de MaupassantA 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
It is in this time that France experienced the long depression.
The Necklace also shows how people deal with their struggle with money.
RELATE…
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
Mathilde lacked gowns, jewelries that’s why she can’t go to such extravagant events.
PROLETARIAT
It is shown through Madam Forestier as Mathilde saw her after 10 years and she still looks like she didn’t age.
BOURGEOISIE
Hegemony was shown through the way the people look and act.
HEGEMONY
It is a class consciousness because Mathilde is greatly aware that she belongs to the lower class.
CLASS/ FALSE CONSCIOUSNESS