whats an example of the vaule of Social status and wealth being shown in The Importance of Being Earnest. give a quote and who it was said by
One example of the value of social status and wealth being shown in "The Importance of Being Earnest" is when Lady Bracknell expresses her preference for Algernon as a suitor for her daughter Gwendolen over Jack. She says:
"I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever." (Act 1)