Rei’s Reviews > Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society: The Life of Marx and the Development of His Work > Status Update

marx’s inconsistencies with his profession disturbed his father because marx’s studies were very expensive and became a burden for him. i understand his father’s concern, but marx himself was also experiencing great turmoil, which his father seemed to overlook.

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