Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire (1921–1997) is a book that at one time revolutionized the Western education system, initiating the movement of critical pedagogy and becoming one of the founding texts of this movement. Analyzing in detail the principles of Marxist class struggle, Freire offers his own view of relations in a society with significant social stratification. ““Pedagogy of the Oppressed” was written primarily not with the goal of proposing a new methodology (which would contradict the author’s criticism of stereotypical models of education), but with the goal to stimulate the development of a liberatory educational process that challenges students, calls them to action and requires them to use literacy and critical thinking to learn to change the world in which they live, thoughtfully and critically assessing it; so that they can identify and confront the divisions and contradictions inherent in the relationship between oppressors and oppressed. In essence, Freire offers the reader an ideological map of revolutionary change...” (Donaldo Machedo)