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Marxism And Greed

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A glance at today’s world reveals that society is a ground of greed. In society people are advancing for their aesthetics and social standing rather than wishing to advance on capability or for self improvement. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace”, the views and thoughts of society exhausts the characters in an endless effort in which satisfaction is unable to be achieved, which is revealed through Marxism and Feminism theory. For one, the desire to reach a higher view in society of oneself through aesthetics and equipment. As well, the creation of repressed desires through the treatment of women in society. All in all, the views and thoughts of society deeply affects the characters, making them ineligible to ever reach

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