Have you ever been obsessed with money? In the story Seize the Day by Saul Bellow, money runs everything. The main character, Tommy Wilhelm, invests his money with a friend of his father and loses everything. This story is part of the critical perspective of economic determinism and Marxism. The critical perspective of economic determinists and Marxists evaluates literature from the perspective of inequality and oppression of economic and social classes. This essay will explore how the story Seize the Day by Saul Bellow shows this critical perspective of economic determinism and Marxism. In the story, Tommy, the main character, talks to his father's friend Dr. Tamkin about money and how people earn it. In their conversation, Dr. Tamkin said, “You have to act quickly: buy it, sell it; sell it and buy it back” (p. 3). This quote describes a strategy that people used at the time to make money. Dr. Tamkin thought it was a good method, so he told Tommy about it. This quote proves that this book is a form of economic and Marxist determinism because it talks about a strategy for making money. This is how this quote shows the economic determinist and the Marxist in history. Tommy and Dr. Tamkin continue to have this conversation and Tommy starts to believe that Dr. Tamkin knows what he's talking about because he makes it sound very simple. Dr. Tamkin says, “Have you ever thought about how much dough people are making in this market? (p. 3). When he says this, he asks Tommy if he has thought about the money in the world and the stock market. Clearly, Dr. Tamkin has thought about the stock market and is truly obsessed with money. This quote proves that the book is a form of economic determinism and Marxism because it talks about the stock market middle of paper ......s for itself “Uh! How they love money, Wilhelm thought. They love money! Holy money! Nice money! People were becoming more and more stupid about everything except money” (p. 15). Tommy thinks about how obsessed they are with money. This quote proves that the book is a form of economic determinism and Marxism because it also talks about the obsession with money among older people. This is how this quote shows economic determinism and Marxism in history. In conclusion, the story Seize the Day by Saul Bellow is a form of economic determinism and Marxism. This is shown throughout the story in several quotes. The story is about the stock market, financial investment, how people make money, a new style of government, and people's obsession with money. This text is important because it provides insight into what people thought about money in the 1920s and 1930..