... law, and therefore the most prestigious. The Kshatriya are warriors because they came from the part used for fighting, the arms; Vaishya are the tradesmen because they came from the legs; and Sudras are servants because they came from the lowest part of the cosmic body, the feet. These four classes seem to have actually existed in the ancient Aryan society ... communication with the gods is in everyone's best interests. "A Havik [Brahmin] should be ritually pure because this state is intrinsically good, not because it is enjoyable" (Harper 174). This idea goes back to the ancient Aryan,...

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... that Ellen was too much of a threat to society, they could not keep her there (no matter who her family was) because she had the ability to make the last legs of society crumble. Society then pulled together and the collective pushed her out. Ellen was the perfect victim and the perfect sacrifice. "It became clear to Archer that here also ... any reputation. I find it interesting that they are constantly in control of Ellen's fate, when the Mingotts give a party to introduce Ellen to society, every invitation is declined. Archer immediately goes to visit the van der Luydens, knowing tha...

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