Marx and Social Conditions

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This paper analyzes Emile Zola's book, "Germinal", and Andrei Konchalovsky's movie, "The Inner Circle", and the message that both deliver regarding the social conditions before and after the Communist era. The paper shows how both the novel and the film reveal that conditions for the common man were oppressive, both prior to the establishment of Communism and after its establishment.

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"Emile Zola's book, "Germinal", depicts a society that existed before and during the time that the influence of communism was felt in Europe and the Soviet Union. "Germinal" depicts labor problems among coal miners in late nineteenth century France. Told through the eyes of a newcomer to the mines, Etienne Lantier, Zola's book depicts the lead character's struggles to improve working conditions by organizing worker resistance. Etienne organizes a strike that has an unpredictable and tragic outcome (Zola)."

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