Comments and Thoughts on the Manifesto of the Communist Party

Comments and Thoughts on the Manifesto of the Communist Party

      The Manifesto of the Communist Party is a melodrama containing its main protagonist, the proletariats, and antagonist, the Bourgeoisie. Briefly introducing the concept of the melodrama, the protagonist usually defeats the villain with a purpose of redeeming himself. Although, through the lens of Singer, the protagonist may only borrow the force of a natural entity, the Manifesto of the Communist Party clearly shows the victory of a helpless hero (proletariats) against a powerful, usually discerning villain (bourgeois), through the efforts of the hero(s) and their association.

            The Manifesto of the Communist Party, introduces the main characters in the beginning of the text. There is a clear villain who enslaves the helpless. The helpless in this case are the proletariats. These helpless classes are deprived of their basic rights, almost misunderstood and definitely underrepresented, as they are transformed into labor and exploited through the invention of capital. However, the text states “What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave-diggers” which hints that the villain will surely prevail. The idea of the hero overthrowing the evil is more evident below.

 This structure where evil inevitably perishes due to a lost proletariat is the most basic form of melodrama introduced by Singer.

The absolute hero, who is righteous is established within the lines below.

One last characteristic of a melodrama consists another force trumping the evil. This characteristic is shown through the context of….

The communists act as a union for the individually helpless proletariats and bring forth revolutionary powers through the force of coalition against the evil actors of capital owners.

            The Manifesto of the Communist Party resembles the common melodrama as it has a clear villain and a hero that is without doubt going to be victorious under the circumstances of the communist manifesto during the period of the introduction of and resentment towards capitalism.