Hoping against hope : a Marxist study of capitalist fatalism in Eugene O’neill’s warnings
Joint Authors
Said, Zanyar Faiq
Mahmud, Karzan Aziz
Source
Journal of University of Human Development
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2022), pp.48-55, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Human Development
Publication Date
2022-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Abstract EN
‘"Hoping against Hope”: A Marxist Study of Capitalist Fatalism in Eugene O’Neill’s Warnings’ presents the problem of a lower-class family, the Knapps, who suffer under the fatalistic capitalist system.
The Knapps, as a part of the society, and the society as a whole, become potential victims of the capitalists and the bourgeoisie who work only for their own interests even if on the account of the poor.
In such a socio-economic system, human beings are viewed as productive machines and possible consumers.
Once they become old or disabled, they will be dismissed and replaced by younger ones.
The paper, therefore, aims to analyse and interpret the above-mentioned themes in O’Neill’s Warnings in light of Marxist criticism and class conflicts between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.
It is concluded that as long as capitalism is solely based on material benefits and is negligent of humanitarian concerns, disasters befalling the proletariat in particular and the whole society in general will be an inevitable fate.
Witnessing the calamities that inflict the lower-class people in the play could alert readers/audience, including the capitalists and the bourgeoisie, to the detrimental consequences of embracing a purely materialistic worldview.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Said, Zanyar Faiq& Mahmud, Karzan Aziz. 2022. Hoping against hope : a Marxist study of capitalist fatalism in Eugene O’neill’s warnings. Journal of University of Human Development،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.48-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1519549
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Said, Zanyar Faiq& Mahmud, Karzan Aziz. Hoping against hope : a Marxist study of capitalist fatalism in Eugene O’neill’s warnings. Journal of University of Human Development Vol. 8, no. 1 (Mar. 2022), pp.48-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1519549
American Medical Association (AMA)
Said, Zanyar Faiq& Mahmud, Karzan Aziz. Hoping against hope : a Marxist study of capitalist fatalism in Eugene O’neill’s warnings. Journal of University of Human Development. 2022. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.48-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1519549
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-1519549