In the text called ‘The German Ideology” Marx and Engel go to discuss how the human consciousness is shaped by reality they live in. They both go on to connect how the labor class is connected to idea that is discuss in the text. With what I could understand from the text the main theme of it is that everything that is born from the mind is not a origin thought. The things we create or come to develop as ideas and knowledge are purely shape by the life we in. The very structure of society is the one that does all of the heavy lifting we as humans just take what is already giving to us. And create another story to which already exist. “Conceiving, thinking the mental intercourse of men, appear at this stage as the direct efflux of their material behavior.”(659)  This quote from the essay shows me that the mind of mankind are in connection with their natural behavior. Our actions reflects our mind how it is shape defends on where we are at in the social class in society.

Take a person who is deep in their faith they will make their entire thoughts and consciousness surrounding around God and the bible. Why because its the reality of that person the life they have around God will forever impact the thoughts, ideas, and action they do. Another example is that is the opposite to a person of God is an atheist all of their ideas/ideology will focus and only be formed based on. Them trying to disprove the existence of God or breaking down the structure of religion in society. I would say based on the ideas Marx and Engel explore that the very thing we call the consciousness would still be formed by itself without the reality of a person life to a certain extent. People do have a certain power to their own thoughts and how they are formed Marx and Engel admit to this idea as being true reasons for the connection of the mind to life. “Life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life.”(660) This simple sentences sums up the entire argument of Marx and Engel aside from the production that comes from labor. That our entire way of thoughts and ideas are fueled by the very existence of life our consciousness are before life not after. Every single ideal is formed by the perception of the mind has on it not by the power alone of the person thoughts on it.