In Dubious Battle

In Dubious Battle : Criticising Communism and Capitalism By: Anonymous John Steinbeck in his great strike novel In Dubious Battle gives, Steinbeck does not just simply praise communism or capitalism for that matter. He is simply telling the positive and the negative of both. Steinbeck criticizes communism by showing how it dehumanizes an individual by making the person view people as simply objects to be exploited for the Party. He praises communism by displaying the intense …

…unprecedented happiness and sense of worth in his life. Had it not been for Mac and the Party, Jim would have gone on living a meaningless life. The evil deeds done by the capitalists are countered with evil done by the strikers, and this becomes a never ending cycle of destruction. In this manner he neither condemns or praises communism or capitalism, but he effectively presents the ups and downs of both sides. Word Count: 2395