2. Class System in Ruby Community
Belonging to a different class in a community is definitely annoying. This situation happens since there is a private property. This is the same phenomenon
as the subjection of the separate individuals to the division of labor and can only be removed by the abolition of private property and of labor itself. Class system is
also happens in Ruby. Since the Morgan family has most of the assets in Ruby and has a
significant role in hierarchical life of Ruby represented by the Oven, it is sure that the Morgan family belongs to the upper class family. As an isolated community,
Ruby tries to provide their own needs. Everyone in Ruby has hisher own role. There are shopkeepers, pharmacists, businessman, preachers, and common
people. Their founding fathers have the same dream that they will get a better life and live together as the same black people; have the same right and treatment
although they have different role in Ruby. Yet every thing has changed. Domination of several families makes everything changing. Patricia Best knows
exactly this situation. The new Father: Deacon Morgan, Steward Morgan, William Cato, Ace
Flood, Aaron Poole, Nathan DuPres, Moss DuPres, Arnold Fleetwood, Ossie Beauchamp, Harper Jury, Sergeant Person, John Seawright, Edward
Sands and Pat‟s Father, Roger Best, who was the first to violate the blood rule Morrison 194.
There are new fathers within Ruby community but still Morgan family takes the
lead as the upper class family and the richest family in Ruby. Here is the class division within Ruby community.
a. The Morgan Family as the Richest Family in Ruby
Accumulation of wealth at one pole is, therefore, at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental
degradation, at the opposite pole Bendix 10. This situation happens within Ruby community. The Morgan family is the richest family in Ruby. They have most of
the assets Ruby has. Dovey Morgan, the wife of Steward Morgan, feels this kind of feeling. She thinks about the use of wealthy. It seems that Dovey Morgan
thinks that having a great wealth will lead somebody becomes a bad person. Sh
e….aside from giving up his wealth, can a rich man be a good one Morrison 93?
Anna Flood and Richard Misner also implicitly say that the Morgan
family is the richest family in Ruby. Richard Misner says that the Morgan family finances Ruby community life. This situation also supports the Morgan family
‟s existence in Ruby and becomes the highest level of the hierarchical system of
Ruby. “The money,” said Misner. “The Morgans had the money. I guess I should
say they financed the town-not founded it .”… Anna refused to understand
the difference between investing and cooperating. Just as she refused to believe the woodstove gave more warmth than her little electric heater
Morrison 115. Richard Misner and Anna Flood know the situation but they prefer to do
nothing. It seems that the Morgan family has everything they want. Using the power of their wealth, the
Morgan family dominates the community as the “land lord” of Ruby.
There is an accumulation of wealth at one pole. The Morgan family takes the change. As a rich family, they have the ability to buy everything they want. It
seems that they want to “conquer” all of the property in Ruby. Having all of the property of Ruby let them rule the community. Deek and Steward were interested
in approving the loan, provided he could persuade somebody to sell him the property. So the question was where Morrison 186.
It cannot be denied that the Morgan family is the source of the loan since
they have the bank. Funding the Ruby will give a positive effect to strengthen their position in Ruby.
b. Ruby as an “Oligarchical” Community
Democracy is safer and more permanent than oligarchies, because they have a middle class which dominates and has a greater share in the government;
for when there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceeds in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end Aristotle 2. Ruby as a
community seems to adopt the system of Oligarchical rather than Democracy. Only several people of Ruby community become the decision maker. Only some
people dominate and rule Ruby. Most of them are the rich ones. They have that opportunity mostly because they are rich or act like they are rich. Getting closer to
the Morgan family gives someone a chance to be included the upper class people. There is a conflict between Reverend Misner who disagrees with the
Morgan family and Reverend Puliam who supports the Morgan family solely for PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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