Comparing Clothing In The Prince And The Pauper
A.P. English
Social Standards.
Clothes are simply defined as “items worn to cover the body” however they are seen as much more than that. Clothing has always been a way of defining social hierarchy dating back to the ancient times, when peasants wore cheap clothing of wool or cotton and royalty were adorned in the most brilliant imported fabrics and silk. The idea that someone who may dress better is more appealing, and someone who dresses the opposite is less appealing is a concept that even the society today believes. However, in the end the real reality of it all is that even though people appear to look different than one another, that does not establish who they actually are. The man who …show more content…
The idea of “clothes make the man” is present in Mark Twain’s The Prince and The Pauper to depict the lack of differences between social classes. It is said that writers write only what they know, Mark Twain was a man who did just that, the idea of social inequalities has always been a pertinent part of Twain’s life. He was exposed to things that he deemed were unjust at such a young age and he believed that everyone should be treated in humanely way. Growing up in Florida, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children in a small village Twain had been exposed to poverty at a young age, that being said he was able to identify the fact that there were two types of people, those whom were wealthy and those whom where poor like him and his family. Mark Twain grew up under a “Jacksonian Democracy” which was a new‚ and enduring political party‚ that dedicated the power of government on behalf of the common man trying to make “manifest destiny” a reality. Due to the fact that he lived under Andrew Jackson’s presidency Twain was
Social Standards.
Clothes are simply defined as “items worn to cover the body” however they are seen as much more than that. Clothing has always been a way of defining social hierarchy dating back to the ancient times, when peasants wore cheap clothing of wool or cotton and royalty were adorned in the most brilliant imported fabrics and silk. The idea that someone who may dress better is more appealing, and someone who dresses the opposite is less appealing is a concept that even the society today believes. However, in the end the real reality of it all is that even though people appear to look different than one another, that does not establish who they actually are. The man who …show more content…
The idea of “clothes make the man” is present in Mark Twain’s The Prince and The Pauper to depict the lack of differences between social classes. It is said that writers write only what they know, Mark Twain was a man who did just that, the idea of social inequalities has always been a pertinent part of Twain’s life. He was exposed to things that he deemed were unjust at such a young age and he believed that everyone should be treated in humanely way. Growing up in Florida, Missouri, as the sixth of seven children in a small village Twain had been exposed to poverty at a young age, that being said he was able to identify the fact that there were two types of people, those whom were wealthy and those whom where poor like him and his family. Mark Twain grew up under a “Jacksonian Democracy” which was a new‚ and enduring political party‚ that dedicated the power of government on behalf of the common man trying to make “manifest destiny” a reality. Due to the fact that he lived under Andrew Jackson’s presidency Twain was