... supposed to represent a higher class, we must first know what to look for. What are the social markers that indicate class in education? When I think of upper class, what types of words pop into my head? I compiled a list of a few things that I would expect to find at Smith College based on my ideas about class. These included such things as prestige, comfort, space, attention ... couch, that no one would take it. So off I went bags out of hand, downstairs to the dining area. The dining room is set up much like a kitchen at home, with round wooden tables that seat about six people each....

• Word Count: 2464
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... supposed to represent a higher class, we must first know what to look for. What are the social markers that indicate class in education? When I think of upper class, what types of words pop into my head? I compiled a list of a few things that I would expect to find at Smith College based on my ideas about class. These included such things as prestige, comfort, space, attention ... couch, that no one would take it. So off I went bags out of hand, downstairs to the dining area. The dining room is set up much like a kitchen at home, with round wooden tables that seat about six people each....

• Word Count: 2464
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... within this context. Many numbers occur that are significant even though they are not recurring themes throughout the book. Howard and Buglar "[ran] away by the time they were thirteen years old" (3), the traditional age of manhood in many cultures, the age at which a Jewish boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah ... (76, 78). This relationship is erotic, an ironic counterpoint to the stories being told downstairs in the kitchen. The story they are telling is the story of the birth of Denver, and this tale of fertility is replete with twos and fours. Yet another fertility image is evoked when Amy s...

• Word Count: 2260
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School