The novels of Nero Wolfe are notable for their themes of good versus evil, rich versus poor, and the powerful versus the weak. Rex Stout's Golden Spiders was made into a TV movie, the plot of the film follows that of the novel very closely. Wealth, inequity, and mistreatment of migrants are central themes of the novel and are also prevalent in other Nero Wolfe novels. This is the very typical opposition of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie, the main argument of Marxist thought. The oppressed poor are manipulated by the rich upper class. It is undoubtedly obvious that Wolfe had a soft spot for other immigrants and it would be essential to ask whether this was because Wolfe was an immigrant himself. This essay will discuss how the film's plot closely adheres to Marxist thesis, how the film compares to the novel, and whether Nero Wolfe's immigrant status affected the way he treated other immigrants in the storyline. Archie Goodwin sets the tone of the film The Golden. Spiders, the novel written by Rex Stout and the film screenplay by Paul Monash. It makes Nero Wolfe the eccentric, unsightly and strange man that he is. If you consider Wolfe's mannerisms and lifestyle, you might be led to believe that he is part of the bourgeoisie. It doesn't take long to realize that he isn't exactly as he appears. At first, it is difficult to discern whether his gentleness is truly for those in real need and genuine charity, or whether his curiosity for mystery is what drives him in business. Nero and Archie are visited by a young boy claiming to have knowledge of a crime. Peter Drossos says a woman inside a car was being held captive by an armed man. He had managed to get the car's license plate number...... middle of paper ......number of working poor in the United States and our economy is slowly declining. The actual crime rate in the United States is steadily increasing, and immigrants are once again facing insurmountable odds. Marxism is almost as evident in today's society as it is in The Golden Spiders.Works CitedMacionis, John J. Society: The Basics. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2009. Print.Stout, Rex. Golden spiders; a novel by Nero Wolfe. New York: Viking, 1953. Print. Stout, Rex and Paul Monash. “The Golden Spiders: A Novel by Nero Wolfe.” The Golden Spiders: A Novel by Nero Wolfe. Real. Bill Duke. Prod. Michael Jaffe and Howard Braunstein. A&E Television Network. March 5, 2000. Television. Weitzer, Ronald. “Crimes of the powerful: Marxism, crime and deviance (book).” Contemporary Sociology 8.2 (1979): 251. Academic Research Premier. EBSCO. Internet. April 14. 2011.