Class is differentiated from status in that the latter suggests a range and continuum, while class connotes a degree of unity and some form of homogeneity among its” (491). Goldschmidt talks about the ways in which the definition of class in America leaves out which community the definition is referencing to, what homogeneity consists of, the basis in which classes are established, and the value of hierarchical order (491). There is room for interpretation which is in some way, the reason why Dickinson and Whitman feel differently about America’s class
Class is differentiated from status in that the latter suggests a range and continuum, while class connotes a degree of unity and some form of homogeneity among its” (491). Goldschmidt talks about the ways in which the definition of class in America leaves out which community the definition is referencing to, what homogeneity consists of, the basis in which classes are established, and the value of hierarchical order (491). There is room for interpretation which is in some way, the reason why Dickinson and Whitman feel differently about America’s class