... work to warn 1920's Americans of their behavior and how destructive it can be. Marxists believe very firmly in humanitarianism; they believe that as humans, we should look out for each other and care for each ... the characters have this value and they are corrupt, Fitzgerald is criticizing Capitalism as a system through its values. In being humanitarians, Socialists are opposed to any human being treated as a material thing. Because Capitalism is "founded on ... exchange and production, it forces the worker himself a thing to be bought and used" (Posnock 210). Often in Gatsby, human be...

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