In the beginning the problem I had with the Williams piece understanding how exactly it ties into the Marx piece “The German Ideology”. It was hard throughout the beginning of Williams to see a relation between the point Marx was trying to make which was the abolition of the class system/individuals and the creation of the unit as one, and Williams, that to me seemed to discuss the definition and origins of the term ideology. Though Williams does note on some of the similar terms as Marx i.e. Material process etc., and quotes him often, I failed to see where the two connect.
The closest connection that I was able to recognize in the beginning half of Williams to Marx is where Williams speaks about freeing ordinary assumptions of Social questions relating to the history of a certain group. It was not until further towards the end of Williams where the relation became a little clearer in the quote “Ideology was specifically identified as a consequence of division of labor” this relates somewhat to Marx who felt that the division of labor created social and economical unrest within a society. The synapses really began to fire with the quote “…. But ideology then hovers between a system of belief characteristics of a certain class and the system of illusory beliefs...” this relates back to the German Ideology which Marx states that classes are a man made item, they are not natural or inherent to the nature of men making them almost fake or a façade. The Marx and Williams Pieces go hand in hand because the Communist Ideology is what will influence the proletariat revolt against the bourgeoisie and ruling class. Understanding the definition and origins of thought behind the term ideology will help us better decipher the success and failures of Communism.