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Jun 6, 2020 · Casey focuses on the concept of social class in her poem ‘The Class Game’. The class system is a society that is divided into groups of people based on their social hierarchy that is derived from socioeconomic factors including wealth, race, gender, education and social status.
There is very little known about the author of ‘The Class Game’, Mary Casey, other than that she was a housewife from Liverpool who contributed four poems to a poetry magazine called ‘Voices’, of which ‘The Class Game’ was one published in 1979.
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Mary Casey. This poem is about class divisions and the ‘games’ we play when making judgments about others or when we try to present ourselves in a way that affects how others see us.… Read...
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The speaker of ‘The Class Game’ begins with a challenging toneof voice, and the readers can immediately sense her intent to call out certain people and challenge their way of thinking. She asks, “How can you tell what class I’m from” and then she describes some specifics about her attire that she believes others are using to guess her social class....
In these lines of ‘The Class Game’, speaker continues to challenge her audience, asking them why they “wince” when they hear her say things a certain way. For example, she says “Tara to me Ma” rather than the more proper way of saying, “Bye Mummy dear”. The speaker clearly wonders why it matters how she says goodbye to her mother, and why it should...
Again, the speaker points out things about her that make her social class stand out. She asks her hearers if they know her social class because she happened to drop her unemployment card. Her distinctly asking whether she dropped in on their “patio” reveals that she does not have a patio…just a yard. Again, she asks her hearers how they can tell wh...
The speaker reiterates a few of the points she has already made. She questions the onlooker, asking if he or she knows her social class because of the oil stains on her hands. She points out that her hands are not “soft-lily white with perfume and oil” like the rich women surrounding her. She questions her audience whether they have guessed her soc...
With these last few lines of ‘The Class Game’, the speaker finally comes right out and says what she has been implying all along – that her social class should not concern others. She asks, blatantly, “Why do you care what class I’m from?” Then, in a critical tone of voice, she asks, “Does it stick in your gullet, like a sour plum?” With this quest...
The Class Game by Mary Casey is a poem that delves into the complexities of social class and identity. Through the speaker's reflection on the perceptions and judgments of others, the poem highlights the prejudices and stereotypes associated with class distinctions.
Casey shows pride in her working class roots. The poem was written when Margaret Thatcher came to power as UK Prime Minister. Some people argue Thatcher waged a 'class war' against the working classes. Casey's poem reflects the way some people looked down on the working class.
In this session, we are going to be reading and understanding Mary Casey's poem, The Class Game. So grab your copy of the text and let's get started. So by the end of today's lesson, we will be able to explain how Casey presents the conflict between the ruling and the working classes.
