Each of the eight, 90-minute classes is designed to promote robust classroom discussion about how famous novels, works of non-fiction and film 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,” Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand, and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. Works by Saul Bellow, Michael Lewis, Bret Easton Ellis, and Budd Schulberg will also be considered. In-class exercises include viewing brief film clips from such money-centric movies as, “Margin Call,” “Wall Street,” “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Guided classroom discussion will explore how literature depicts the strengths and weaknesses of the world’s dominant economic system. Two readings per class will be delivered via email once week in advance of the class in which they will be discussed along with context and a prompt for discussion. The class will meet every Tuesday at 10:00-11:40 A.M. from September 15 through November 3. The course, which costs $175, will be held in-person at the at the University of San Francisco’s Fromm Institute. It will also be broadcast live over Zoom, and recorded for later viewing for those who cannot attend in-person. For more information or to register follow this link, email: info@fromminstitute.org, or call 415.422.6805.