![]() ![]() ![]() Now, Fussell, when analyzing the visual signifiers of class-the “types” of people, if you will-offers a beacon of hope at the end, a group he calls “Category X.” Category X are the only ones free of the class system, or as free as one can be given the circumstances. Fussell, in a wry, light-hearted, yet scrutinizing and astute tone, gave his freewheeling observations on social class in America, the phenomenon that’s so often swept under the rug in hushed whispers of “oh, we don’t do that here.” “America is the home of Manifest Destiny, of the American dream you can be whoever you want!” The myth of social mobility combines with the near-solipsistic rugged individualism of America to create a society that decries the idea of social class, even as evident hierarchies emerge. ![]() In high school, we were assigned to read Class: A Guide Through the American Status System by Paul Fussell. ![]()
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