All of these authors came from overwhelmingly rural societies. Explain why they drew on the ideas of Karl Marx, who famously likened peasants to a "sack of potatoes" and thought modern industry essential to end oppression of all kinds. Identify the balance between indigenous tradition and foreign influence in each selection. Which text draws most heavily on foreign sources and which rejects outside influences most completely? Analyze the relationship between the individual and the community described in each of these readings. Which of the readings do you consider most revolutionary and why? Do you think the idea of revolution was important to the authors?