THE ASPECTS OF MARXISM IN SOLOMON NORTHUP’S “TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE”

Abstract

This study analyzes the Marxism conception towards the aspect of Marxism. The
data were taken from the sentences or text produced in Twelve Years A Slave
novel of Solomon Northup in 1853 which has 199 pages. Particular attention is
given to the concerning aspects of Marxism, as defined by Wood (2003). The
focuses of the paper are to find out the aspects of Marxism in Twelve Years A
Slave novel of Solomon Northup and also describe how Marxism are portrayed in
the novel based on the aspects. The results of the study are stated as follows: The
aspects of Marxism occurred are: Dialectical Materialism, Social Alienation,
Exploitation of Class, and Economic Determinism. Then the aspects of Marxism
found in the novel of Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup are portrayed
through the difficulties of exploited and unfair treatment of being lower class.