Each of the eight, 90 minute, in-person classes is designed to promote robust classroom discussion about how famous novels depict capitalism. Excerpts will be sourced from “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, “Bonfire of the Vanities” by Tom Wolfe, “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, “The Octopus” by Frank Norris, “Rabbit is Rich” by John Updike, “Babbitt” by Sinclair Lewis, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad, “Sister Carrie” by Theodore Dreiser, “Madame Bovary” by Honoré Flaubert, and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. Works by Mordechai Richler, Saul Bellow, Charles Dickens, Richard Ford, Emile Zola, and Upton Sinclair will also be considered. Excerpts will be delivered as a reading assignment via email in advance of each class along with context. Guided classroom discussion will explore how literature depicts the strengths and weaknesses of the world’s dominant economic system. The class will meet every Tuesday at 10:00-11:40 A.M. from September 15 through November 3. The class will also be broadcast live over Zoom as well as recorded for later viewing at your convenience. For more information or to register follow this link, email: info@fromminstitute.org, or call 415.422.6805.