Class Struggle RESEARCH FINDING

13 from what I could gather, appeared to be higher than that of Mr. Bloomfield” Agnes Grey 1847:27

3.3 Class Struggle

In Agnes Grey, the class struggle can be seen in the process when Agnes always blamed Mrs. Bloomfield for the actions of her naughty child “Mary Ann is a naughty girl, ma‟am.” “but what are these shocking scream?” “she is screaming in a passion.” “ I never heard such a dreadful noise. You might be killing her. Why is she not out with her brother?” “I cannot get her to finish her lessons.” “But Mary Ann must be a good girl, and finish her lessons.” This was blandly spoken to the child. “And I hope I shall never hear such terrible cries again” Agnes Grey 1847:15. The naughtiness of children is not one thing that Agnes should handle with. She has to cope with the parents too. Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield frequently leave the fault of their children on Agnes side. One example is when Tom, Mary and Fanny escape from the schoolroom and run out of the house into the garden, where they plunge about in snow, shouting and screaming in exultant glee. Agnes has attempted to catch them and get them in but she fails. Suddenly Agnes hears a voice behind her, in harshly piercing tones, exclaiming. Agnes is also oppressed by the parents. Mr. Bloomfield is angry to Agnes whom he considers irresponsible of his children. Agnes does not let her employer to wrong her that way because she has tried to control them. Mr. Bloomfield still forces her to get his children in. Agnes refused to do it. She thinks what she has done is enough. She is even asking bravely to Mr. Bloomfield to do it himself. It is her struggle for showing her power. „But I INSIST upon their being got in‟ cried he, approaching nearer, and looking perfectly ferocious. 9 14 „Then, sir, you must call them yourself, if you please, for they won‟t listen to me,‟ I replied, stepping back. „Come in with you, you filthy brats; or I‟ll horsewhip you every one‟ roared he; and the children instantly obeyed. „There, you see —they come at the first word‟ „Yes, when YOU speak.‟ Agnes Grey 1847:18

3.4 Alienation