The Victorian age saw the development of complex social classes. These social classes did not just loom over people's heads, but were an important part of life in the Victorian age. The classes continued to develop and distinct classes began to appear. The upper, middle, and lower classes all emerged, each classed by income and lifestyle (Cody). The classes began to create feelings about each other. The lower class was excluded from positions of power, while the upper class controlled almost everything. The upper class kept the lower class in check, claiming that by going against the system they were bringing about their own demise. Charles Dickens adds these differences in his books and shows the idleness and desperation of the upper and lower classes. This article will show that as the upper class and lower class developed, attitudes emerged between them to show the difference between their lifestyles and how the lower class wanted to liberate themselves while the upper class wanted to maintain control. lives luxuriously. They had large amounts of money with which they could do whatever they wanted. Many of them hired maids, janitors or other people for household needs. These people belonged to the lower working class who needed money to take care of their family. Most of the maids and helpers who did housework were lower-class women who returned after doing many other housework in their homes (Wojtzcak). The upper class still showed ignorance towards their underpaid and hard-working helpers (Geroux). Ellen Geroux adds: “There was little understanding or desire to understand the needs of the working class.” Inter-class attitudes were spurred by a lack of understanding of the upper class. The upper class continues... the center of the card... the current system. In her book “Upper-Class Ignorance of Worker's Condition-The Evidence of The Illustrated London News”, Ellen Geroux highlights the newspaper's articles on the working class and draws conclusions based on them, arguing that: “Therefore striking workers, those who are not content to continue in the current system, cause their own defeat." The upper class supports their system by blaming those who try to rise above it. The upper class used these newspapers almost as “propaganda” to strengthen their system and profit from it (Geroux). Works Cited http://www.victorianweb.org/history/work/burnett1.html http://www.victorianweb.org /authors/gaskell/61n_s1.htmlhttp://www.victorianweb.org/gender/wojtczak/living .htmlhttp://www.victorianweb.org/history/slums.htmlhttp://www.victorianweb.org/history/Class .html