{"id":41,"date":"2018-10-25T19:14:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/eng333-draft\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2018-12-09T03:29:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:29:37","slug":"application-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/edmondsengl333\/application-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Marxism Application"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewing Christina Rossetti\u2019s \u201cGoblin Market\u201d from a Marxist perspective one can see that the structure of the poem sheds light on the class conflict between the rich and the poor. The poem itself shows how one\u2019s overall \u00a0comfortability is a commodity in which one must pay for in an unfair exchange for a true sense of security.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>In Rossetti\u2019s poem the \u201crich\u201d are portrayed as the Goblins who hold all of the luxurious \u00a0fruit. The text presents this fruit as special and a \u201cmust have\u201d commodity. For those who do not take part in the enjoyment of this fruit the goblin men present it as fruit sold<\/span> \u201cnot such in any town.\u201d On the other side of the spectrum the \u201cpoor\u201d is presented from the perspective of the two main character\u2019s, Lizzie and Laura. From the perspective of a middle-poor class individual walking passed, this opportunity to buy and taste the fruit can be seen as a one in a lifetime opportunity that they can not pass up. Viewing this part of the text from a Marxist perspective, one can compare the structure of this situation as the rich trying to sell their goods to the poor who in turn receive nothing outside of the temporary satisfaction from the \u201cfruit\u201d. By using this theory to analyze the text, one can see that there is <\/span>essentially no way out. Just like our political and social structure, the structure itself becomes a revolving system that sucks each individual in unconsciously. This is to ensure that individuals have no other choice but to depend on those at the top. Each individual must essentially find their place in society below the bourgeoisie in order to survive just as Laura did for Lizzie, she went to the Goblins for Lizzie\u2019s survival. In addition to, she fell into the \u00a0The poem itself shows how one\u2019s overall comfortability is a commodity (Lizzie) in which one must pay for in an unfair exchange (Laura & Lizzie) for a \u201ctrue\u201d (unreal) sense of security. <\/span><\/p>\n

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