Between the First and Second World Wars, England was a very different place than it had been in the past. Art and music were changing, and the country was filled with young and modern people, who began to go against the typical rules of society. After World War I, thinkers were emerging who were thinking about how to prevent something this big from happening again. Yet, while the country was experiencing many new things, there were still a number of difficulties that had not disappeared. While many people were desperately trying to get rich, others were barely surviving. Evelyn Waugh, in her novel Vile Bodies, portrays a group of “Bright Young Men,” who all place the value of wealth above all else. On the opposite spectrum, George Orwell, in his book The Road to Wigan Pier, makes the case for England to abolish the class system. The novel Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh aims to represent young people in England in the period between the two world wars. Although the novel is meant to be satirical, it represents the push for “bright young people” to be rich. The protagonist, Adam Symes, is a young man who frequents a slightly richer clientele, but in reality he never has money. He is engaged to a young girl named Nina, who is too superficial to marry him unless he is rich. At the beginning of the novel, Adam gives £1000 to a drunken major, who disappears with it. Throughout the novel Adam searches for the major, who always manages to escape him before returning the money. Finally, after the major leaves again, Adam finally admits, “I don't think I'll ever have that luck. "Adam spends all his time desperately trying to regain the fortune he had for such a short time. The... middle of paper... what I think and do is the result of class distinction." Everything about how a person speaks, thinks and behaves has to do with the class in which they grew up. Abolishing class systems would be like abolishing all his beliefs. However, as Orwell writes, “the English class system has outlived its usefulness.” Although it is time for the class system to leave England, it shows no sign of dying out. Both Orwell and Waugh present many of the problems with the class system. For Waugh, social classes bring out the worst in people. Bright young people are never satisfied with where they are and are constantly trying to climb the social ladder. For Orwell, social class is a sign of oppression. It holds people back, while giving others all the power. In both books, social class is described as something negative, which pushes people to act superficially and selfishly.