Marxists, Like Charlie Chaplin, point out that the “value orientation of time” pushes people to become more and more like machines – we are dehumanized through this type of work.
Watch the first 20 minutes of Modern Times and answer these questions.
Write: Jot down these questions and answer them as you watch the film. You will need to submit your answers through this portal to get participation points (see rubric below).
Give some specific examples of the way that time-discipline was demonstrated in “Modern times” – for example, how did the clock regulate Charlie Chaplin’s working hours?
Did Charlie experience alienation?
Were there any ways that the factory owner tried to extract “surplus value” from Charlie’s work?
Modern Times (YouTube)
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