The story “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde is a very political play that satirizes the beliefs in the Victorian Era, a fine example of the strict conventionalism would be the character Lady Bracknell. The lady of the house was like every upper class mother in the Victorian Era. She was looking for a man with a wealthy title and family, however, the man Gwendolyn loved was not very wealthy and had no title or family. Due to Lady Bracknell’s lack of knowledge on the man, she conducts an interrogation. During the cross-examination of the man’s life, Lady Bracknell’s values come into focus; showing that she despises the lower classes and how important it is to have a suitable surname. The fact that the man, Jack/Ernest, is living
