Marxist criticism
A critical approach that analyses how literature represents class relations, economic systems, and power structures, often revealing ideological assumptions or critiques embedded in texts. Marxist criticism examines how texts reflect or challenge capitalist systems.
Real World
Terry Eagleton's Marxist reading of *Wuthering Heights* argues that Heathcliff embodies the threat of the propertyless outsider disrupting the landed gentry — a class anxiety rooted in Victorian capitalism.
Exam Focus
Introduce Marxist readings as one valid interpretation among several; phrase it as 'a Marxist critic might argue' to signal AO5 awareness.
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