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The fictitious Aspern Papers is discussed along with Marxist principle of exchange value in this 4 page paper. Concepts are defined. How Marx's ideas about the value of money pertain to this novel is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 primary sources.
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narrator wants the letters as they would be lucrative to him. He rents a room from two relatives of the deceased and it is suggested that only a relative would
be able to get their hands on the letters. The narrator is duped into considering marriage to one of Jeffreys relatives, but the woman tries to burn the letters before
the narrator can get his hand on them. The entire thing seems foolish but it is tantamount to an art collector wanting to get hold of Van Goghs sketches. They
would be worth millions. Similarly, Aspern was a writer and the letters would be worth a lot to a publisher and so the story possesses a beautifully simple plot. On
the other hand, some information is revealed suggesting that the narrator wants more than money. The letters, because of what they are, have deeper meaning for the narrator. There
are many twists and turns in this plot, but it does say a lot about motives and money. The Aspern Papers is a work that opens doors to a
discussion about the value of money. Many who have read this work have provided a Marxist interpretation. Indeed, it says a lot about what a person is willing to do
with money and what is valuable to someone is not valuable to another. Another important point is the fact that the letters might not have been just works of art,
but they might have been scandalous. There had been rumors that Aspern had been with many women (James, 2001). The narrator remarks: "Half the women of this time, to speak
liberally, had flung themselves at his head, and out of this pernicious fashion many complications, some of them grave, had not failed to arise" (James, 2001, p.4 ). For many
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