Commodification of Human Beings and Gender in the Great Gatsby: A Marxist Reading
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
American author Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby in 1925. The novel is considered an epitome in representing class conflict at various levels and the researcher discusses those conflicts within Marxist-Socialist system and explains how capitalists, or bourgeoisie, have successfully enslaved the proletariat or working class, through production of goods and economic policies, and the complex relationship between the base and the superstructure through intensive reading of the characters in The Great Gatsby.
Authors and Affiliations
Humam Salah Sameen Salah Sameen, Samina Khan Khan
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