This article reasons that free-market capitalism produces peace in Don Quixote while its absence induces violence. Specifically, it shows readers： that when Don Quixote＇s characters inherit peace transpires but when...This article reasons that free-market capitalism produces peace in Don Quixote while its absence induces violence. Specifically, it shows readers： that when Don Quixote＇s characters inherit peace transpires but when they are extorted gore happens; that a modem salary causes peace in Don Quixote while a feudal Mercedes causes conflict; that when contracts are honored Don Quixote＇s characters are calm but when contracts are breached its＇ characters are violent; that figures in Don Quixote who work for a living are tranquil while those who do not work fight; that peaceful capitalism in Don Quixote is separate from, and better than, violent corsair anti-capitalism; thatCapitalism＇s profit motive does not cause slavery in Don Quixote but feudal suppression of human fi＇eedom does; that peaceful economic justice is adjudicated by civil judges, such as Sancho Panza, while bloody economic injustice is inflicted by either vigilantes （in Don Quixote＇s Case） or monarchical brutality （in the Holy Brotherhood＇s case）; and penultimately, that when the novel＇s financial disputes are decided by law courts peace ensues but when they are not violence happens.Finally, this article fmishes, by enumerating specific areas of future research on capitalism in Don Quixote. Scholars interested in Emre Gurgen＇s full scholarship, can visit his personal author website at www.don-quixote-explained.com展开更多
This paper will assess the way in which consumerism is used to manipulate individuals within marginalized groups, specifically those based on race and gender. Following a Marxist framework, this paper will illustrate ...This paper will assess the way in which consumerism is used to manipulate individuals within marginalized groups, specifically those based on race and gender. Following a Marxist framework, this paper will illustrate a symbiotic relationship between the laborer and the capitalist, a hierarchal relationship where mutual dependence encourages unrelenting exploitation. Further focus will center on how these social hierarchies perpetuate a continuous enslavement of individuals politically defined as black and politically defined as woman. These identities are outlined within the framework of two active dichotomies： black/white and man/woman. Both gender and race are key factors in determining an individual＇s identity. Because the hegemonic gender is man, while the hegemonic race is white, any person who does not fit into those two categories simultaneously is underprivileged. Hence the reason why black and woman, both of which have been historically deemed subordinate to white and man, is automatically a part of the underprivileged working class. Since the hierarchal laborer-capitalist relationship is greatly validated by socializations, it cannot be voided by taking legal action alone. However, policy changes addressing education gaps, gender wage gaps, and hiring discrepancies, can assist in decoupling the social constructs of race and gender from class therefore minimizing racial and gender privileges.展开更多
文摘This article reasons that free-market capitalism produces peace in Don Quixote while its absence induces violence. Specifically, it shows readers： that when Don Quixote＇s characters inherit peace transpires but when they are extorted gore happens; that a modem salary causes peace in Don Quixote while a feudal Mercedes causes conflict; that when contracts are honored Don Quixote＇s characters are calm but when contracts are breached its＇ characters are violent; that figures in Don Quixote who work for a living are tranquil while those who do not work fight; that peaceful capitalism in Don Quixote is separate from, and better than, violent corsair anti-capitalism; thatCapitalism＇s profit motive does not cause slavery in Don Quixote but feudal suppression of human fi＇eedom does; that peaceful economic justice is adjudicated by civil judges, such as Sancho Panza, while bloody economic injustice is inflicted by either vigilantes （in Don Quixote＇s Case） or monarchical brutality （in the Holy Brotherhood＇s case）; and penultimately, that when the novel＇s financial disputes are decided by law courts peace ensues but when they are not violence happens.Finally, this article fmishes, by enumerating specific areas of future research on capitalism in Don Quixote. Scholars interested in Emre Gurgen＇s full scholarship, can visit his personal author website at www.don-quixote-explained.com
文摘This paper will assess the way in which consumerism is used to manipulate individuals within marginalized groups, specifically those based on race and gender. Following a Marxist framework, this paper will illustrate a symbiotic relationship between the laborer and the capitalist, a hierarchal relationship where mutual dependence encourages unrelenting exploitation. Further focus will center on how these social hierarchies perpetuate a continuous enslavement of individuals politically defined as black and politically defined as woman. These identities are outlined within the framework of two active dichotomies： black/white and man/woman. Both gender and race are key factors in determining an individual＇s identity. Because the hegemonic gender is man, while the hegemonic race is white, any person who does not fit into those two categories simultaneously is underprivileged. Hence the reason why black and woman, both of which have been historically deemed subordinate to white and man, is automatically a part of the underprivileged working class. Since the hierarchal laborer-capitalist relationship is greatly validated by socializations, it cannot be voided by taking legal action alone. However, policy changes addressing education gaps, gender wage gaps, and hiring discrepancies, can assist in decoupling the social constructs of race and gender from class therefore minimizing racial and gender privileges.
