For my theory on the relationship between literature and society, I am using Plato, Wordsworth, Marx, Bakhtin, Fitzgerald, Mitchell, and Althusser. ... In this paper, I will prove that literature is a reflection of the struggles of the social classes and may be either a portrayal popular ideas of the capitalist culture or a representation of the fear of capitalism and commercialism. ... My point is that all literature evokes these emotions, meaning that no form of art is more harmful than another. ... In my opinion, literature makes one evoke emotions, question previous theorists, and develo...

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