We get a glimpse of the middle class through Claudia and her family, who maintain a sense of dignity and pride. In the first chapter, she tells us, “Being a minority in both caste and class, we moved about anyway on the hem of life, struggling to consolidate our weaknesses and hang on, or to creep singly up into the major folds of the garment” (17). I believe “Being a minority in both caste and class” is referring to the limited that Claudia have in life because of her skin color and poverty. “We moved about anyway on the hem of life, struggling to consolidate our weaknesses and hang on, or to creep singly up into the major folds of the garment”. Although they are faced with many struggles and challenges in society, they continue to hold on, not giving in on what society expects of them.
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I agree with you…….Claudia and her family seem to have accepted their social status more than Pecola and her family. Pecola seems to continually be reminded of the beauty she does not have while Claudia does not seem to really care. The book does have a lot of references to these.