Pride and Prejudice covers a lot of the nuances of social class of its characters and its impact on how they perceive and interact with each other. Can the same be said for Bridget Jones? Is Mark Darcy in the novel and movie of a significantly higher social class than Bridget? Both their parents seem to be longtime friends. |
They are from the same town but his family is more upper class than hers. |
Her family is working class, his UMC. |
Her father is a retired lawyer so no, they aren't working class. They are unremarkably middle class. Mark is more posh. |