The Marxist view of the relationship between ideology and literature is a profound

one. For the Marxist literary critic, ideology is the basis for the production and formation
of literature. As Eagleton notes, it is more than mere references to "the working
class." Marxist literary criticism believes that examining the literature's ideological point
of view actually enhances an understanding of it:

Its [Marxist literary criticism] aim is to explainthe literary work more fully; and...