Our Mutual Friend Society and Class Quotes

Lady Tippins likes to think that she has a direct line on "The Voice of Society." In other words, she thinks she has the right to judge other people because her values conform to the general views of society.

When people at a dinner party learn that Eugene Wrayburn has married a working-class girl, they nearly faint. Yup, these people are pretty judgmental when it comes to issues of social class. Little do they know that Dickens has spent this entire book making them look like entitled fools.

Mr. Wilfer wants Mr. Rokesmith to be clear about his daughter Bella. The girl cares a whole lot about what people think of her, and that means she'll probably get married to someone rich. As the book goes on, though, we see that this might not be the real Bella after all.