French Third Estate Analysis

The first source represents the injustice and inequity the Third Estate experienced during the Old Regime in French society. The Third Estate is naked and at the bottom, strenuously supporting the priviledged classes. On the other hand, the privileged classes are wearing extravagant attire and are standing with pride and happiness. They show no mercy towards the Third Estate that is continuously supporting them, despite the Third Estate’s low income and unfortunate living conditions. The First and Second estate are also the more dominant figures in this cartoon. This illustrates that they are in control of the country and have the most power. The barrier between the privileged class and Third estates divides society into two completely different …show more content…
It has done everything it has been asked to do, yet, receive no rights or freedoms. Even though they have one that is shackled, the other arm still shows their desire to be treated more equally and create a fairer constitution in which all men are born free. The Third Estate did not back down from the monarchy with their other one arm and continued to fight for their own freedoms and rights. Without the Third Estate, the monarchy would be in severe debt and not succeed. The Third Estate is what connects all the other estates together and allows the formation of the French nation. If there were no privileged orders during the French Regime, The Third Estate would receive more equitable treatment and not be suppressed by other people from their own country. This source demonstrates French nationalism since it implies that without the Third Estate, there would be no unity within France nor would there have been a fairer, more equitable constitution. The Third Estate is everything that the Old Regime was about; despite the fact that they received no priviledges, they wanted to be something different- a group that was well respected by their authorities and had equal rights as the upper