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Surplus Value Flashcards

(6 cards)

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Impact of Industrial Decline

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-Highlights the collapse of Michigan’s manufacturing industry

-Shows how skilled workers are discarded once they are no longer “useful” to capitalism.

-Symbolizes the decline of American industrial identity.

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Role of the Brother-in-Law

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-Represents the neglected working class affected.

-Shows the emotional and physical toll working an industrial job.

-Shows that the industrial system values productivity over humanity.

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Critique of the American Dream

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-Hard work doesnt guarantee success and stability.

-Capitalism exploits workers for little in return.

-American Dream is a myth.

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Environmental Commentary

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-Suggests environmental breakdown through decay and abandonment.

-Nature has been damaged.

-The long-term environmental cost of economic growth.

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Narrative Structure

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-Shifts between past and present to contrast industrial success and decline.

-Brings reader into emotional reality of post-industrial life.

-Lost of identity and purpose.

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Title Significance

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-Workers generate value that they don’t receive.

-Theme of exploitation.

-Makes the poem political and social.

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