Much of Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto discusses the relationship between how a capitalist society produces its goods and how this affects the social structure of the society. Throughout the manifesto, Marx used the term mode of production to refer to how a given society structures its economic production. It also refers to how a company produces and with what capital it produces. Human capital plays an important role in Marx's communist manifesto, dealing with the relations of production, which refers to the relationship between those who own the means of production (bourgeoisie) and those who do not own the fruit of their labor (proletariat). This is where Marx believes the causes of conflict can be found, stating that history evolves through the mode of production. The constant evolution of the mode of production towards the realization of its full potential productive capacity creates disagreements between classes of people, who in capitalism are defined by the modes of production (owners and workers). Marx believes that one of these disagreements is that, since capitalism is a mode of production based on private ownership of the means of production, and entities within a capitalist economy produce property to be exchanged in order to remain competitive, these entities are forced to drive the wage level for its workforce is as low as possible in order to remain competitive. In turn, the proletariat must create means by which to keep the interests of the bourgeoisie under control, trying to avoid being exploited to the point of extirpation. Marx believes that this example shows the inherent conflictual nature of the social infrastructure of production, which in turn will give rise to a class struggle culminating in the overthrow... middle of paper... of his family but ultimately comes to admit that this work it was never what he wanted to do. His dream had always been to be a chef, but he needed a job to pay off his debts and the further he got in life, the harder it became to separate himself from work. Simmons was alienated from the fruits of his labor, holding down a job he hated solely to support his family and continue to survive. The film also depicts the force that capitalism exerts on owners to change business practices to remain competitive when the problem-solving company also had to make changes. By switching to a Skype-like format for relationship termination, the company saved a great deal of money in terms of fee, but further alienated the people they were firing. Both the people being fired and the company's practices combine in “Up in the Air” to illustrate Marx's ideas about how capitalism creates a stake between owners and their workers.