Class

words were also paired with other degrading, heinous remarks in relation to the lower middle class society. As far as low class is concerned, I never considered the actuality of my status or social construction. Upon further analysis and class discussions, I came into recognition of my own social placement. Due to my humble upbringing and simplistic lifestyle, the appropriate category for my social class would be in the lower middle area. Recalling my childhood inevitably brings up the scene…

Members of different social classes typically behave in different ways. The social class that you belong to can determine your way of life and the decisions that you make. In the novella “Goodbye Columbus” by Phillip Roth, the two characters Brenda Patimkin and Neil Klugman come from different social classes. Neil is from Newark, a city in New Jersey, and is lower middle class. Like Neil, Brenda was also born in Newark, but her family eventually moved away to Short Hills, an affluent suburb.…

Atwell’s Oryx and Crake demonstrates the effects of the absorption of the middle class into the upper and lower classes; the Compounds and Pleeblands serving as the two separate societies within this speculative fiction. The seeming non-existence of a middle class in Atwood’s society results in the scientifically-minded and business driven Compounds taking control over the exterior market; this in effect establishes the upper class’ as the controlling force in the Western world. It is through…

lacking the freedom she deserves. Social class is often linked to happiness and fullness of life. Hurston contradicts this ideal by showing the dissimilarities between what Janie thought she needed to be happy and w hat actually made her satisfied with life. Janie has never met either of her parents and was raised by her grandmother, Nanny. Nanny was a slave and that lifestyle left her with a world only concerned about finial security and gaining high social class. She imprints these ideals…

Strangers on a Train is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s many masterpieces of the 1950’s. This thriller goes through the life of young Guy Haines, an aspiring tennis player and hopeful politician attempting to change both his lifestyle and social class. However, Guy isn 't alone, he is matched with a counterpart, Bruno Antoine, a young and mentally unstable aristocrat living with his very wealthy parents. While the progression of the movie can be seen as simple as an intense and invigorating thriller,…

What is fellow? That was the first question I had in my freshman seminar. Although there wasn’t any fellow in my class, I still went to my instructor and friends to fulfill my curiosity. The answers ranged from a teaching assistance to a student who just wanted to be part of the class and yet they were only a piece of the answer. I didn’t know the real explanation till the day I applied to the fellow program. The word “fellow” actually means a lot to me today. It is not only one of the reasons…

today. Social classes seemed to define everything, where people worked, lived, and went to school. The class system in London during the 16th and 17th century was very interesting indeed. At the top, there was the Monarch and the Nobility, then at the bottom there was the servants, the beggars and the flat out poor. Many know of, or have heard about those at the top and/or bottom of the class system, but who they have not heard of, are those in between, such as the Gentry, Yeoman,…

theory originated from the classical founder of social science Karl Marx in the 1800s. The perspective was generally based on work by Karl Marx even though several other scholars have contributed immensely in the development of this theory. He viewed class conflict and exploitation as a moving force in society. Conflict theory generally surrounds the idea that most struggles in society happen because of conflicts among different social classes or groups. As opposed to functionalist perspective…

Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois is a school teacher who moves in with her sister and husband in New Orleans. It is clear that Blanche has fallen through hard times, but she cannot leave her social status attitude when she moves to this working class neighborhood. Her solution is to develop a drinking habit while rooting for her sister to leave Stanley and his meager financial situation. In the end, Blanche goes to an insane asylum with dreams of marrying a millionaire. Willy Loman is a…

Cash Rules Everything Around Me New Intro: “They say money is the root of all evil, but I money is the root of all people.” In Jean Anyon’s 1980 article, “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work,” Jean realized that there was a very odd trend happening in the schools. She found that money ruled the system. I think that this is a very problemed system that needs a lot of fixing. Making school an equal place would not only better all the education given to students it would create a more…