According to Marxist theory, literature, along with the other conventions and institutions in society, should express and promote the ideology of the government. Literature, then, should be a mirror of the government, promoting its ideology and should not be used to challenge or change the government's social reality.
Explores the role of religion between functionalist and marxist societies. References the works of Durkhiem and Marx. Details how both philosophies believe that religions act against social change and legitimate power.
Explains how reform legislation, Utopian socialism, and Marxism were an inevitable reaction to the abuses of laisse-faire capitalism during the industrial revolution.
