Browse Items (4 total)

  • Tags: classism

The Astor Place Riot: A Little Known Event in American History

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cpimluky8k7z9he/MARC_XANADU_1983_E13.pdf
A one-sided rivalry between the American Irish actor, Edwin Forrest, and a British actor, Willaim Charles Macready, blows up into a huge riot involving almost a thousand people, with an estimate of 22 people killed in the process. This essay delves…

The Wives' Club

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bm48x7r1x55jsky/MARC_XANADU_1983_F10.pdf
A group of eight housewives gather together to talk about life and to do crimes.

Apples Versus Turnips

MARC_XANADU_1982_E4.pdf
A comparative essay about why apples are preferred and better than turnips. Possibly and extended metaphor about prejudices and classism.

High Class

MARC_XANADU_1981_F7.pdf
A couple meet in their secret place in the garden, but their love proves difficult due to their social class differences.

Tags: , ,