A Type of Love Story

Russell Banks story “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story” can be seen in a whole new light with Marxism written all over it. Its definitely is not there directly but after analyzing the story you will point out the parts where Marxism takes place. For instance the story is about a good looking rich guy who is high in society, and takes advantage of someone who in his eyes has “no purpose” in society and is very unattractive. This story is a great example of hegemony also because Ron was a dominant individual in this story where he got what he wanted out of this ugly woman Sarah, and in a sense this idea was accepted. Also that he was well respected and her not so much in that they both were a part of a different class in society and realized it. Ron secretly loved this woman, but was afraid to let the world know and be seen in public with her. The main point I’m trying to get at here is that Ron would embarrass himself being with this poor ugly woman and that alone was enough to convince him to scare her away, even though he discovered he loved her, but society wouldn’t accept it. So in a Marxism idea their social and economic class is what prevented Ron from accepting this woman as his own and wound up “killing her”(not physically) at the end.