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    Charlotte Brontë’s explores many of the pressing issues of the time period in a captivating, romantic almost mystery novel. She writes the story of Jane Eyre, a young orphaned girl of 10 years of age, growing up in her lately deceased uncle’s middle class home; a mistreated, outcaste among her relatives. By their treatment of her, the reader is presented with the lonely, harsh, and unfair life of a poor orphaned girl who is unloved and unwanted by those relations whom she has been thrust upon…

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    As far as class in concerned, Tyler told me that he believes his social class has only had an effect on his life in a very minor way. He has a certain respect for all members of society, because he knows what it is like to be raised in poverty and to have to work hard in order to make a positive improvement in life. He explained that he thinks that had he been born into a wealthy family of a high social standing, he would be an entirely different person as far as his morals and values are…

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    survival of the middle and upper class during the Victorian era while the lower class lived in extreme poverty causing many to die. In this description, the “fittest” humans would appear to be those within the upper class. In reality, however, the “fittest” humans were those within the lower classes, those that lived in poverty rather than with money. Firstly, the job insecurity for the lower class and the determination to pull one’s self from poverty make the lower class more “fit” in terms of…

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    history is the, “Class Struggle”. By Class struggle, we refer to the tension and struggle for power between the different self-founded social classes. The relatively new aged German philosopher Karl Marx, idealized that the, “Class Struggle” is the primary force in historical change. The most important conflict centralized to class struggle is the conflict between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots.' Those who have grand possessions and wealth, the higher class, and the Lower class. Several times…

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    Social Class Differences: Pros and Cons of Each Strata. The social stratifications which may determine a person's quality of life, had a few similarities, but overall are very different. Social classes have been around since the beginning of times, the rich commonly being in the top of the chain and the poor being in the bottom. they are mostly distributed depending on how much wealth each person holds. Having large quantities of money is one of the biggest advantages of being a member of the…

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    My future Due to My Class In the society, there are the division between people. They call each individual division class. The class stratification is a form of social stratification. These class division members have their own access to resources and power. Through the life, the high class people try to maintain their position, and the low class people strive for a better living quality by getting a higher class. Each people always has a great effort into changing their living to be good.…

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    ideas as him. Living during the industrial boom, Marx had the idea that if factories and businesses were run by the rich and powerful paying workers a very minimal amount, then there would inevitably be class struggle. He thought that what would come of this class struggle would be the working class overthrowing the system and taking charge. Working with Engels, together they wrote The Communist Manifesto, their most famous piece, in 1848. It is about the original idea of communism and why it…

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    encouraged because people from different social class interact with each other daily. Some individuals fantasize to move up in social class to have a romantic relationship with someone who is in a higher social status that they are in. However, despite America claims to be democratic and capitalist, in reality, it is difficult to have the freedom to change one’s social class up. In The Great Gatsby, protagonist Gatsby aims to move up in social class by gaining money and fame to be able to have…

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    The Importance of Social Class with Pride and Prejudice In Pride and Prejudice, Austen reveals the values of the characters and the society in which they live at the scene of the Netherfield Ball. This scene connects to the theme of barriers between social classes. Social class plays as a very important role in Jane Austen's work Pride and Prejudice. She demonstrates this through the Bennets. The Bennets were not poor, but they were not wealthy and stood in a position to lose their…

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    the real world, outside of school. Moreover, Jean Anyon, author of “From Social Class and Hidden Curriculum of Work,” compares and contrasts the different social class school systems. This includes, working class, middle class, affluent professional, and executive elite. As Anyon goes into detail about the interactions in the classroom between the teachers and the students, it appears that the higher the social class, the better the education provided is.…

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