Jane Eyre: class system In Victorian England
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Victorians liked to have their class systems clearly defined
DIVIDED INTO 3 LAYERS
- highest: educated working men
- next: intelligent artisans
- lowest: 'working men' or laborers
LABORERS
- A laborer's average wage was between 20 and 30 shillings
- That was only enough to cover his rent and a sparse diet for his family
Photo by Kheel Center, Cornell University
WORKING CLASS
- The majority of these workers were factory hands,agricultural laborers, and domestic servants
- Most people of this class only earned enough to stay alive (the bare minimum)
- Girls and boys had to start working at a very young age
MIDDLE CLASS
- Diverse group that included everyone in between the working and elite class
- Included wealthy bankers and successful industrialist
- A man's status depended mostly on his occupation and the family he was born into
ELITE CLASS
- Made up of aristocrats and the gentry
- was expected to sit in Parliament, have a hand in local affairs, and use his influence in a charitable cause, even though he did not do any paid work
- Upper class incomes were stated in terms of land, rather than money
