Class and social mobility
What Class and social mobility means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The rigid class structures of nineteenth-century London and Thornhill's desperate desire for land driving his transformation from victim of the British class system.
The contrast between Neil Klugman's working-class background and the affluent lifestyle of the Patimkin family, and the socio-economic integration sought.
A theme explored through dialect and distinct narrative voices, alongside education and cultural identity.
Topics that use Class and social mobility
Related terms
- Alienation and isolation
- Alienation and the immigrant struggle
- Assimilation versus cultural heritage
- Capitalism and exploitation
- Colonialism and violence
- Cultural assimilation
- Cultural conflict
- Cultural dissonance
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