{"id":18526,"date":"2023-05-03T22:02:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/marxist-criticism-of-bartleby-the-scrivener-a-story-of-wall-street-or-metamorphosis\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:02:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:02:20","slug":"marxist-criticism-of-bartleby-the-scrivener-a-story-of-wall-street-or-metamorphosis","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/marxist-criticism-of-bartleby-the-scrivener-a-story-of-wall-street-or-metamorphosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Marxist Criticism of &#8220;Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-street&#8221; or Metamorphosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Background<\/strong>: Marxist criticism focuses on \u201cthe politics and ideologies of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">socioeconomic systems\u2014that shape the psychological experience and behavior of individuals and groups\u201d (Tyson 64).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Order Note: I have no preference on either of the two choices that need to be analyized, whatever is easier for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Prompt<\/span>:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>In a well-developed multi-paragraph essay, <u>analyze either \u201cBartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street\u201d or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Metamorphosis<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>using the Marxist framewor<\/u>k. The following are some possible questions to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How does the work reinforce (intentionally or not) capitalist or classist values?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How might the work be seen as a critique of capitalism or classism? That is, in what ways does the text reveal and invite condemnation of oppressive socioeconomic forces (ideologies)?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Does the work in some ways support a Marxist agenda, but, in other ways (perhaps unintentionally), support a capitalist or classist agenda? In other words, is the work ideologically conflicted?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How does the work explore such ideas as the American dream, classism, rugged individualism, consumerism, patriotism, religion, and\/or existentialism (agency, sense of self, free will, choice, personal responsibility, and meaning)?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You have the option of choosing one (or more) of these questions or a specific part of one of these<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">essential questions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You should also consider how specific literary elements (such as symbolism, character, narration, figurative language, irony, and theme) help to support your Marxist analysis of the text. Remember that college writing is evidence-based writing, so be sure to use specific examples from the text to support your Marxist interpretation of it. In your analysis, you should arrive at a theme statement, which is the implied message regarding a particular topic explored in the text. You <u>SHOULD NOT consult or include any secondary sources<\/u> (except<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Critical Theory Today.pdf<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em>if appropriate). Rather, your analysis should be based on your close reading of either \u201cBartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street\u201d or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Metamorphosis<\/em>, and your interpretation should be an original analysis of the text. Provide plot details only when it helps focus the analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In <u>each body paragraph, you should<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"Page\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ilearn.laccd.edu\/api\/v1\/courses\/231171\/pages\/quoting-reminders-and-examples\">integrate two appropriate passages<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>from the text to support your interpretation<\/u>. If you add additional body paragraphs, you should integrate two appropriate passages from the text to support your interpretation in the additional body paragraphs as well. You should include an introduction, three (or more) body paragraphs, and a conclusion.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your essay should be a minimum of three full pages and no longer than five pages<\/strong>.<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Your essay should adhere to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-id=\"39295208\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ilearn.laccd.edu\/api\/v1\/courses\/231171\/files\/39295208\" data-canvas-previewable=\"true\">MLA formatting guidelines<\/a><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-id=\"39295208\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Download MLA formatting guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>(Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins on all sides) and should be submitted as a file upload&#8211;either a Word document or a pdf. You should also include a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">Works Cited page<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(not included in the minimum page count).&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Order Note: I don&#8217;t mean to be rude in asking this, but seems nessecary in today, please no AI generated content. Not looking for a super fantastic greatest-of-all-time paper, just B- or above and free of plargirism. Thank you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background: Marxist criticism focuses on \u201cthe politics and ideologies of&nbsp;socioeconomic systems\u2014that shape the psychological experience and behavior of individuals and groups\u201d (Tyson 64). 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