False consciousness in Manhattan as depicted in Cosmopolis

Irzam Husaini, Atikah Ruslianti
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Cosmopolis takes themes around economy, capitalism, Marxism and social class. This study aims to analyse the author’s way to depict false consciousness in Cosmopolis’ “fictionalised” Manhattan through the proletariat’s actions toward the bourgeois main character in keeping on promoting of the latter’s economic interests. The study uses descriptive analytical of qualitative method with Marxist class theory to analyse false consciousness in Manhattan as depicted by the selected proletarian characters who work for the bourgeois main character. The result shows that the proletariat in the book do what they and the society consider to be true by serving the capital owner in return of money which they can use to get better lives, when they should join efforts to tear down the system that keeps them stay in their unfavourable positions as workers. Keywords: false consciousness, American dream, Cosmopolis
《大都会》中描述的曼哈顿的虚假意识
《大都会》的主题围绕经济、资本主义、马克思主义和社会阶级展开。本研究旨在分析作者在《大都会》“虚构”的曼哈顿中,如何通过无产阶级对资产阶级主角的行动来刻画虚假意识,以不断促进后者的经济利益。本研究采用定性的描述性分析方法,结合马克思主义的阶级理论,分析了在曼哈顿为资产阶级主人公工作的无产阶级人物所描绘的虚假意识。结果表明,书中的无产阶级做了他们和社会认为正确的事情,即为资本所有者服务,以换取他们可以用来改善生活的钱,当他们应该共同努力摧毁使他们停留在工人不利地位的制度时。关键词:虚假意识,美国梦,大都会
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