Marx for Beginners - Keith Croshaw

The book Marx for Beginners is an interesting way to try to break down Marx’s theories and attempts to convey them through a comic style. Marx’s theories focus on class and materialism, which will always be very an issue, no matter what the political norms of the times are. Ruis’s position of Marx creating a better is bold but easy to see or follow. Marx’s ideas of class consolidation were groundbreaking and caught the attention of many people and political figures. Marx had a front row seat to the poverty, which put him in the perfect position to create his theories. One of the most interesting things that I found was his theory of God as a fabrication of man; I find it so interesting since there was always a connection of church and state since the mid-evil times.

The read itself was laid out very uniquely, in a comic style, which seemed to be a bit distracting at times, but being a book hater I appreciated it as it kept my attention. Relating the theories conveyed in the reading to art was a bit difficulty. I see the connection between art, the modern word and politics. Philosophy has always been something that intrigued me. It has such potential to work and fix so many of societies problems, but it also usually has certain flaws, which lead to its’ demise. Capitalism seems to be working for America, but who knows, with the country headed down this hill we are we may have to bend or break.