LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Human freedom and reviving the ancient concept of communism, wherein human beings could fulfill their cooperative roles within society without fear of exploitation
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Sameness and homogeneity; he wishes to reduce all persons to the same class
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The end of capitalism and the rise of communism as a state institution of power over the will of the people
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The concept of atavism and Social Darwinism as a means of subjugating the people
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Detailed explanation-1: -Karl Marx is best known for his theories that led to the development of Marxism. His ideas also served as the basis for communism. His books, Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto formed the basis of Marxism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Labor Theory of Value. The labor theory of value is a major pillar of traditional Marxian economics, which is evident in Marx’s masterpiece, Capital (1867). The theory’s basic claim is simple: the value of a commodity can be objectively measured by the average number of labor hours required to produce that commodity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Karl Marx was a social thinker who believed in the principle of socialism. He argued that the industrialists and capitalists who own the factors of production earn profits because of the hard work put in by workers. The capitalists pocket the profits and do not share it among workers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Human society became a society of exploitation; and, therefore, the history of all hitherto existing society has been the history of class-struggles – (Marx and Engels, Communist Manifesto).