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POWER STRUGGLE LIBERATING CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS A MARXIST ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL THE VERDICT BY OSMAN HANIF

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).02      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).02      Published : Mar 2024

Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif

Abstract

    The study is an exploration of Osman Hameed’s novel "The Verdict" through a Marxist lens. The study aims to investigate the conflict between the proletariat and the bourgeois class, as well as the power struggle between them, which results in class consciousness. The research follows a transformative paradigm.The research is qualitative in nature. We analyze the textual lines using a Marxist lens. The findings reveal contrasting differences between classes, with the bourgeoisie class maintaining hegemony and marginalizing the proletariat class through legal, physical, psychological, and economic oppression. Furthermore, this class struggle contributes to the development of class consciousness in the proletariat. The study is significant as it contributes to understanding the power structures and the class struggle in society.

    Class Struggle, Class Consciousness, Marxism, Power Politics, The Verdict

    (1) Amara Khan
    Associate professor, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khan, A. (2024). Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif. Global Political Review, IX(I), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).02

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    CHICAGO : Khan, Amara. 2024. "Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif." Global Political Review, IX (I): 10-20 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).02

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHAN, A. 2024. Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif. Global Political Review, IX, 10-20.

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    MHRA : Khan, Amara. 2024. "Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif." Global Political Review, IX: 10-20

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    MLA : Khan, Amara. "Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif." Global Political Review, IX.I (2024): 10-20 Print.

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    OXFORD : Khan, Amara (2024), "Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif", Global Political Review, IX (I), 10-20

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khan, Amara. "Power Struggle liberating Class Consciousness: A Marxist Analysis of the Novel "The Verdict" by Osman Hanif." Global Political Review IX, no. I (2024): 10-20. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-I).02