"Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

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This paper discusses how Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic horror film entitled "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" has greatly affected (and continues to affect) the development of American culture. The paper contends that what makes this horror movie unique and thus sets it apart from other is its underlying political message. It looks at how in the film, as in Marx's writings, the reason the bourgeoisie is successful is because they are the owners of the technology, or means of production. In the film, this is symbolized by Sally being saved by an automobile, which also kills a member of the lower class family. In other words, the lower class is left with their simple tools of a saw and a knife, which in the end is no match to the high technology of the ruling class.

From the Paper:

"The movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre revolves around the general plot of a group of rich, young friends who go on a road trip to rural Texas. On the way, the group's van runs out of gas and they are forced to go to an old family friend's home for help. Here the group is attacked by a family of cannibalistic people, including the notorious chainsaw loving Leatherface. On their way the group picks up a hitchhiker who seems to be visibly sick from the heat and possibly crazy. However, the hitchhiker goes on to torment and violently threaten the group, so they leave him on the side of the road."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hooper, Tobe. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 1974.
• Marx, Carl. Communist Manifesto. New York: Signet Classics, 1998.
• Marx, Carl. Das Kapital. New York: Signet Classics, 1999.

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