To one who lives in a democratic society the word "Communism" means names such as "Marx," "Lenin," "Stalin," and even "Anastasia." But according to Rodney Guin, a high school history teacher, those within a Communistic system often worry about how they will feed their family tomorrow. The often heard, "Each according to his ability and each according to his need" is a slogan, not a reality (Communism 2). About Communism, Benjamin Cardozo wrote, "Again and again, the altruist has arisen in politics, has bidden us share with others the product of our toil, and has proclaimed the communistic dogma as the panacea for our social ills." Matt's Internet homepage states, "Under Communism, profits from the worker's labor would be shared out for the benefit of the workers themselves. This would, obviously, lead to a much better deal for the people of the world." Sounds good on paper, but numerous countries exist as proof that Communism in action is the opposite of any of those statements. .
Having lived in China during the 1920's and witnessed the realities of struggle against Communism, Andre Malraux wrote Man's Fate, an example of how strong Communist strings can be. I found it interesting that instead of writing from a political view, he wrote about Man himself, and how Man acts or reacts to situations. To do this, Malraux's well-crafted characters bared their souls to the world, thus drawing me into a clash of fate, responsibility, and free will. Their personas were sometimes egotistical and blunt, sometimes loving, but so successful that even though I do not like historical works, I learned much once I understood the plot and the implications that plot had for each character. .
Where did Malraux gain the background needed for Man's Fate? Malraux was French and concentrated his learning on archaeology, art, history, and anthropology (Learning 1). As a young man, he traveled to many places, one of them during his mid-twenties, which was when he witnessed the revolution in China.
Inescapable Fate Sometimes humans try to avoid their predestined paths. ... He is trying to escape his fate. ... One man manages to escape from Oedipus, and flees back to Thebes. ... In contrast to this perception, Sigmund Freud expresses his criticism according to his belief of destiny. ... Lirette 5 In conclusion, fate is inevitable. ...
Thus, how free are we to decide our fate? ... This is why man named these rules - laws. ... Because we have free will and this determines our fate. In his book, The Enterprise of Law Malcolm Clark explains that "a legal society does not abandon itself to its officials but keeps them under supervision through complex institutions of sustained criticism". ... So we must realize that we as human beings determine the fate which gives us the freedom to conduct our lives in a civilized society and be governed by man made laws. ...
Based on the literary criticisms researched, a lot Kate Chopin's works focused on female emancipation. ... Three Literary Criticisms Chopin is considered to be one of the first feminists. ... Being that her mother and grandmother were both married and never re-married, she did not see a need for female dependency on a man. ... After her husband died, Chopin had a short relation with another man. ... However, when she thinks he is dead for brief moments of time, she comes to savor this taste of freedom that fate has provided. ...
The will of God appear to be aligned if not the alias of fate. ... "The functions of fate and God seem quite parallel," says Klaeber in his analysis of the text .This seems to be supported by the following passages from Beowulf; "Fate often saves the undoomed man." ... "Yet God is said to control fate." ... "if wise God and the man's courage had not forestalled that fate." ... This would parallel with fate "often" saving the "undoomed man", often is the key word, as it indicates that in those instances where the "undoomed man" man is not in "favor" with God, fate does not save. ...
Contemporary Literary Criticism. 1 (1973): 377-378. ... The book attacks the white man by forcing him to realize his role as oppressor, and forces the black man to realize the consequences of the acceptance of his oppression. ... Contemporary Literary Criticism. 3 (1975): 546. ... Contemporary Literary Criticism. 9 (1978): 585. ... The book then fallows this theme, in the third book; Fate. ...
Marxist Literary Criticism Applied to Middlemarch The Hungarian Marxist theorist, George Lukács, claims that literature can help the proletariat to gain access to the idea of society as a whole instead of just listening to the existing power of a society. ... Inevitably this innovation would be regarded as a criticism of his fellow-practitioners."" ... Featherstone, is looked upon as a commodity by the people around him, since he, as a sick and old man, would be completely unimportant if it were not for the power his money gives him. ... Marx condemns class society since he argues ...
Life Loves Me; It Loves Me Not: Interpretations of Fatalism in Tess of the d"Urbervilles Hardy writes Tess as a victim of fate. ... "(175) Fatalism is the idea that all actions are controlled by fate, a primitive force that exists independent of human wills and outside of the controls of power of a supreme being such as God because God ultimately has no power; he is a creation of man who granted him his power. ... Tess laments about her fate: "Had she perceived this meeting's import she might have asked why she was doomed to be seen and converted that day by the wrong man, and not ...
During these times it was unheard of for a white man to have mulatto children. ... Thus, leading to Colonel Norwood pulling a gun on Robert, and unable to pull the trigger is murdered by Robert.3 Following that heart breaking event, comes the mother leaning over the Colonel's body and blaming him for the fate she knew was upon her their son, the sure fate of death. However, before others could create Robert's fate, he took his own life.4 The play's emotionally intense events clearly evoked its intended audiences. ... He was a man of poor self-reliance, who just as every othe...
