Review of Literature Published in 1867, Capital, Volume I serves as the beginning of a trilogy of works that attempts to analyze capitalism through an economic, political, and social lens (Marx and McLellan, 2000). ... Unlike the previous three works described, the focus of The Communist Manifesto is much more on the political and social issues that arise due to capitalism running amok. ...

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Karl Marx was a German philosopher whose firm beliefs were his theories about society, economics, and politics. ... Steinbeck openly advocates Marxist proletarian revolt in response to unjust economic conditions, which, he goes on to explain, are directly caused by capitalism: "The tractors which throw men out of work, the belt lines which carry loads, the machines which produce, all were increased; and more and more families scampered on the highways, looking for crumbs from the great holdings, lusting after the land beside the roads.... According to Understanding the Grapes of Wrath/A S...

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