MyEssay.com "The Commitments v/s Rumble Fish"

Social class is a topic that contains many branches. It refers to education, to occupation, to culture and to income (Wikipedia,2008). In this way, authors tend to incorporate this concept in their novels as a common charactersitic of readers in the whole world. On the other hand,working class or proletariat is a manifestation of power and political problems that affects people`s lives. According to our novels; The Commitments and Rumble Fish, working-class is a topic well developed, as a central element. They both, are a clear manifestation of how working class is a challenge to achieve some purposes in life, because in these cases, people are facing problems to overcome daily.

A common word in these novels is unemployment. Both have this element represented in people who are trying to work and to survive in the jungle. In The Commmitments, most of the musicians are unemployed by different reasons. This is factor that promotes inequality and poverty, consequently people are finding opportunities to improve their quality of life. At he same time, in Rumble Fish, people are taking part of gangs to solve their problems trough violence. In both cases, working class is represented by problems and disadvantages. In both novels, people have not a clear purpose of life and a clear opportunity to develop their interests and abilities. In Rumble fish, Rusty has a reduce life expectancy acording to his family and way o living. In the Commitments, the band has a reduce life expectancy too, because they are part of the working class, who do not have the necessary economic and cultural background to solve their problems.

Social class is an state, and at athe same time is an opportunity to react against social problems that affect this part of the society. Working class is the common concept in both novels. Working class has not the same opportunities in the whole world, it is an abandoned class. Maybe, it is manifestation of wrong public policies or it is a manifestation of capitalism, which is an impediment to develop our lives correctly and with the same opportunities for everyone.These novels are a useful and interesting example of how people are sufering and facing inequality and poverty around the world.