A Death Wish Many people fail to recognize Marxist criticism as a form of literary analysis because it does not dig up hidden meanings or scrutinize the text much like other forms of analysis. Originated in the mid-1800's by the socialist, Karl Marx, Marxist criticism analyzes a text by looking at the society and social structure of the setting. Thriving since the 1940's in western culture, it interrogates texts based on specific issues such …showed first 75 words of 1131 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1131 total…creature he could have tried harder to become a part of the dominant group. The creature was constantly second-guessing himself and needed a boost of confidence, one that Victor Frankenstein or the DeLacey's never gave him. Just as Justine said when she was nearing death, she felt comfortable because she had Victor and Elizabeth by her side. Throughout his life the creature desired that comfort, but because of societies prejudices it was forbidden to him.