The Power Sruggle in the Film, Matewan :: Film Movies Business Management

The Power Sruggle in the Film, Matewan The film Matewan brings to life the lockings of a small West Virginia coal-mining townsfolkspeople in the 1920s. Stone Mountain, as the town was called, existed for mining exclusively. Every resident of the town worked for the Stone Mountain sear Company. The alliance was the dominant force in the community, acting as a feudal lord. It owned all the land, residential areas and restaurants. In this particular town residents had no other choice than to work for the burn Company because it had monopoly enclose over all the resources thus creating a feudal economic system. The miners were squeeze into a bondage contract with the smart set, because of the lack of choice they had regarding their employment, which is a primaeval element in a feudal system. The owners of the Stone Mountain Coal Company who profit from the coal generated never actually stepped foot on the Stone Mountain mine land. They had no idea who worked for t hem and what their situations were. The workers never knew their employer preferably the owners move two representatives to ensure the excavation of the coal happened. The representatives became a third gear force necessary for the existence of feudal economy in Matewan. They were sent from the club to manage the organization and production of the mine. The representatives primary job was to implement the rules that the company had established in order to maintain power of the town, mine and essentially the workers. They used threats to induce fear in the miners as a way to stimulate and motivate them to work, because the miners had little significant reason to work besides basic survival. The Coal Company exploited the workers by underpaying them and circumscribe their freedom as consumers. The miners were forced to buy their own tools, clothes, food, etc. from the company store many times at higher prices than necessary. This created circulation of money from the company to the laborer back to the company. The miners worked for obvious reasons to supply themselves and their families with shelter, food and clothing. They relied on company power to supply a means of employment. However, the company in work out relied on the laborers, because without them the company would have no means by which to turn out the coal and continue the production process.