Artists and Politicians

I agree with Wright’s theory that artists and politicians stand at opposite poles, especially when it comes to the communist party. The politicians propagate a system and group people into categories based on certain factors such as class or importance. As Wright stated, “they oversimplify the experience of those whom they sought to lead.” Many times politicians are focused on the factors that will improve their political career and don’t necessarily make decisions based on the interests of the people and really value the importance of things. Artists, on the other hand, have the ability to create evocative and elaborate creations, but are made to appeal to a specific audience and don’t always present what is candid. However, I don’t agree with Richard that they are on completely opposite poles because both groups are trying to appeal to a specific audience, and will do what they can to sway their audiences opinion, which makes the groups somewhat similar.