UPPER CLASS LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (PPT)

Upper Class Lifestyle in Oscar Wilde’s The Importamce of Being Earnest from Atikah Rahmawati

UPPER CLASS LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

UPPER CLASS LIFESTYLE IN OSCAR WILDE’S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

By Atikah Rahmawati

Abstract 

In this essay the writer try to analyze a drama, entitled The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde. The purpose of this writing is to analyze the upper class lifestyle of British society in Victorian era reflected in the drama. Theory and methodology that will be used to analyze this drama are close reading and textual theory. From analyzing the drama, the writer presents upper-class that the upper-class society’s daily life was important for maintaining their social status. 

Keyword: Oscar Wilde, Victorian Era, Upper Class Lifestyle