The masses are sold by a salary, the capitalists are a bitch children who section the jugular, collect your blood in jars and sell it to the highest bidder, religion is the opium of the masses and the churches are capitalist companies organized to make money and ensure power and influence. Of course, laws favor the rich and powerful, power only wants to engender more power in the same way that the capiral only wants to generate more capital.
In "The Gravedigger's Daughter" by Joyce Carol Oates, the author presents a stark critique of capitalist society. She suggests that the everyday worker is subjugated by salary dependency, while capitalists exploit them ruthlessly for profit. This transactional relationship reduces individuals to mere resources, as their labor is commodified and sold for the highest gain. Oates illustrates a brutal vision where the powerful prey on the vulnerable, emphasizing the loss of personal agency in a profit-driven world.
Oates also connects religion to capitalism, suggesting that churches function as businesses aimed at generating wealth and maintaining influence rather than fostering genuine spiritual growth. She posits that laws are skewed to favor the elite, reinforcing their dominance and wealth within society. Ultimately, her work portrays a cyclical nature of power and capital, where the rich continually seek to consolidate their assets and authority, leaving the masses trapped in a system that benefits only a select few.
