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The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"

A Marxist reading of "The Frill" revealed the underlying competition for economic and social advantage between characters of different classes. In this case, between Mrs. Lowe, the postmaster's wife and a native tailor. It unveiled the exploitations of one class over another and portr...

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Main Authors: Chong S.T., Owen G.N., Nor M.M., Tarmizi M.A.A.
Other Authors: 55307895000
Format: Review
Published: Common Ground Research Networks 2023
Subjects:
Criticism
Marxism
Modern literature
Pearl S. Buck
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-306522023-12-29T15:50:51Z The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill" Chong S.T. Owen G.N. Nor M.M. Tarmizi M.A.A. 55307895000 55308997600 55307936300 36544321100 Criticism Marxism Modern literature Pearl S. Buck A Marxist reading of "The Frill" revealed the underlying competition for economic and social advantage between characters of different classes. In this case, between Mrs. Lowe, the postmaster's wife and a native tailor. It unveiled the exploitations of one class over another and portrayed the effects of these struggles between classes to the characters themselves. Key concepts discussed are economic determinism and classism focusing on alienation, commodification, reification and hegemony of repressive ideology. Effects of the capitalist economy are ingeniously displayed through the otherwise seemingly trivial everyday scene of one person requesting another to make him or her for something for a certain cost. � Common Ground, Roy J. Thurston, All Rights Reserved. Final 2023-12-29T07:50:51Z 2023-12-29T07:50:51Z 2010 Review 10.18848/1447-9508/cgp/v08i02/42840 2-s2.0-84863710788 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84863710788&doi=10.18848%2f1447-9508%2fcgp%2fv08i02%2f42840&partnerID=40&md5=5bff39cf4aed242828a0b2ebd8b93a13 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/30652 8 2 179 187 Common Ground Research Networks Scopus
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Marxism
Modern literature
Pearl S. Buck
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Marxism
Modern literature
Pearl S. Buck
Chong S.T.
Owen G.N.
Nor M.M.
Tarmizi M.A.A.
The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
description A Marxist reading of "The Frill" revealed the underlying competition for economic and social advantage between characters of different classes. In this case, between Mrs. Lowe, the postmaster's wife and a native tailor. It unveiled the exploitations of one class over another and portrayed the effects of these struggles between classes to the characters themselves. Key concepts discussed are economic determinism and classism focusing on alienation, commodification, reification and hegemony of repressive ideology. Effects of the capitalist economy are ingeniously displayed through the otherwise seemingly trivial everyday scene of one person requesting another to make him or her for something for a certain cost. � Common Ground, Roy J. Thurston, All Rights Reserved.
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author Chong S.T.
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Nor M.M.
Tarmizi M.A.A.
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title The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
title_short The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
title_full The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
title_fullStr The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
title_full_unstemmed The only way to manage these tailors is to be firm: A Marxist reading of "The Frill"
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