http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7upG01-XWbY
Above is the youtube clip from the movie Greed. It is a very short clip in which Martin Sheen defines the term greed, a small but symbolic representative sample of the movie at large. Using a Marxist view, capitalism and greed is represented in an ideal setting. If you work hard, smart, and are willing to do whatever it takes, you will gain happiness, riches, and success. The main character is of course a white male, with his hair slicked back and in an expensive suit. He is representative of our societies concept of success. There is a definite focus on achievement and also the fact that few make it as far as he has, money is everything, and you need to do whatever it takes to get to the top or your life isn't worth anything (very western capitalist, free market system, Republican).
A feminist perspective might criticize the need for male economic strength and power as a postive force in society. He is representative of being at the top of your game in life, but is it truly representative? He is almost speaking with a single voice, a single perspective that he is saying represents not only society, but the United States at large. Everyone else are the "other" and at the mercy of his economic manipulations.
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