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The differences between Karl Marx and Adam Smith certainly vary, but one particular distinction was hard to miss – their views on the two main economic systems. In the movie, Modern Times, Mr. Chaplin plays the role of a 20’Th century factory worker. Based on how he acted, both Karl Marx and Adam smith responded accordingly: Marx felt sorry for the worker, and to Smith, he was just another worker.

Modern Times focuses on an oppressed assembly-line factory worker that is nearly driven crazy. In a nervous frenzy, he runs madly through the factory, spraying oil everywhere. He is taken to a hospital, but immediately after his release, is arrested when he is mistaken for a radical leader. While in jail, he realizes that it’s even more comfortable than what he’s used to, and ultimately tries to stay! The opening scene, which compares a crowd of workers boarding the subway to a flock of sheep, is Chaplin's warning against standardization, mechanization, and other facets of life......

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