Communist Manifesto, And Estranged Labor - 1173 Words

Communism has always been a word that was never discussed in a positive light. In my high school, which was medium size, mainly democratic, and mainly white, communism was always put down. When I think of a communist society I envision North Korea. A society that most people do not know much about other than the fact that people have zero rights, everything is monitored, only propaganda is released, and it is overall a horrible way of life. The first time my eyes were open up to the idea that communism may not be all that bad was reading Marx’s â€Å"Communist Manifesto† and â€Å"Estranged Labor.† Marx successfully challenged the critiques put forward on such a controversial topic by defending this idea with relevant points. Marx’s â€Å"Estranged†¦show more content†¦The third type is how work is supposed to amount to a life purpose. Today, people go to college and follow a career path in order to make money, so that they can create a life the y have envisioned. The labor that is being put out by these workers is not the goal that these people set for themselves. These jobs serve no life purpose other than providing goods for people who can afford them. Lastly, the fourth type Marx describes is the idea that someone else owns the product. This means that one of the purposes that an individual serves is to be creative, think outside the box if you will. However, there is absolutely no room for the worker’s creativity to shine through when there are only following the blueprint of someone else’s creativity. Through this text Marx is ultimately beginning to show the audience that currently there are people who are not equal in pay and treatment, which is completely unlawful, and communism gets rid of this issue. â€Å"The Communist Manifesto† attempts to explain the goals of communism. First the audience is introduced to the bourgeoisies and the proletariats, both of which are the modern industrial soci eties. Proletariats are the ones that are said to lead to a revolution. The only difference is that previously the revolution would just reinstate some land to the ruling class, but the proletariats are unable to maintain society. This means that if the proletariats were ever in control they would have to