seems that the Victorian class had little class in the nobles, but however there is one last class to look at. In the Victorian era a new class was being born that integrated the two distinct upper class and lower class, that class was the Bourgeoisie, or the middle class. Wilde put this new class into his play with grand success. They were a class of business men and investors, and from that spurned the character Jack. Jack was the character who not only symbolized the middle class, but he also carried the turmoil of, “What class do I belong to?” He was from a lower class community, but had worked his way up to infringing on noble status. He wanted to marry a noble but at the same time he wanted to keep his roots, this is excellent symbolism for actual class struggle, and when one views this from a Marxist viewpoint, then this is a grand criticism to be made, because throughout the whole play Jack ponders this question, and its symbolism is too great to be missed. The entire play is a reflection upon class struggle. However his struggle was not as difficult as he had assumed because in the end he discovers, he is of noble birth, thus leaving him with an easier decision, and moreover this is another support for the nobility taking the easy way out, and not striving to accomplish they’re goals with arduous work.

All in all the classes presented in this book lent itself to a Marxist criticism. In the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” were many facets that could have been criticized by numerous viewpoint’s, but however the most thorough would be that of the Marxist view because it allows the reader to take a step back and see the play for all it is, and it is true that the play’s main plot line is that of s relationship between a man and woman, but however the underlying real issue is that of their class and society. The play makes a grea