Summary:
The importance of social status is often depicted in 20th century British literature such as in the short stories "The Verger" by Somerset Maugham and "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell. These stories portray characters engaged in social class struggles.
In many of the short stories of British literature written in the 20th century, social status was an important issue. Characters in these stories represent different social classes. These stories portray a character struggling to remain in their class, or a character trying to change their class. In the short story The Verger by Somerset Maugham, the vicar is an example of a character struggling to remain in their current class, and Albert Edward Foreman is a character struggling within his class. In the short story Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell, the narrator is an example of a character that is trying to remain in his class, while the Burmese Natives are trying to move up in class. Although all of these characters are supposed to represent a certain class, not all of them stay.....
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