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swhatamusesme—infifteenyearsorfourteenyears—thatthestratificationisexactlythesameasitwaswhenIfirstcame.It'

sextraordinarythatitpervadeseverything.

Anna:

Whatisclassdistinction?

BecauseIdon'

tknowwhetherit'

swhatjobtheydoor...

It'

speople'

saccents.InPygmalion,youknow,itgoesbackto,assoonasyouopenyourmouthinEnglandyou'

reimmediatelyyouknowplaced.

Doyoumeanthattherearen'

tdifferentaccentsinAmerica?

Not—ofcoursetherearedifferentaccents—butthey'

renotas—they'

renotnearlyasclearlydefined.

ButImean,don'

t—doesn'

tacertainstrataofAmericansocietyuseperhapsmoreslangthananotherone?

Morecorrect?

NotthewaytheydoinEngland.InEnglandtheyseemtoreallysticktogether.ImeanIwenttheotherweekforthefirsttimeinmylifetoapoint-to-pointandIcouldn'

tbelievewhatIfound.ThereIwasinthemiddleofLincolnshireandwewentthroughmuddyfieldsandsuddenlywecameuponthisparkinglotwithninethousandRangeRoversinitandeveryonegoing'

Oh,hellodarling.Howareyou?

'

youknowanditwashilariousImeanandtheywereallyouknowthismeetingoftheclanandthatcertainlydoesn'

thappeninAmericaandallthosepeoplespokethesameway.

Barrie:

Butthat

—yes,IliveinthemiddleofthecountryinthesouthandImustsaywhenImovedthereInoticed—ImeanofcourseI'

dbeenawareofclassbeforethatbutIhadnoideathatthelinesbetweenthemweresorigid.Ilivedonanestateofaverybigandsuccessfulfarmuntilrecently,andsothefarmofcoursewasrunbythelandedgentrywhoallwenthuntingandtopoint-to-pointandalltherestofit.Ilivednextdoortothegroomwhowas—whodespisedthembecausetheydidallthisandhehadtojustgetthehorsesready,umbutatthesametimehewasterriblyfondofthemandtheyofhimandtherewasallthissortofpaternalisticattitudetothecountryworkersthatstillgoeson.IwasstaggeredandnobodyknewwheretoputmebecauseIwaslivinginatiedcottagethatwastiedtothefarm,umbutbecauseIdidn'

tworkwithanyofthemtheywerealluneasywithme.Mostpeculiar.

ButIthinkyouraiseaverygoodpointthereBarriebecauseyou'

reinfacttalkingaboutyourselfnotfittingintoeitherofthesetwoextremesandI'

dliketoaskHarryagainhowmanyclasseshecanseeveryclearlydefined.

InEngland?

InEngland,yes.

Well,Iguess,threeoffthetopofmyhead.Imeannotcountingimmigrantsandforeigners.Yes,Imeanthere'

sthemiddleclassisthemostsnobbishofallitseemstome.Youknow,they'

rethemostawareofthewholesystemreallybecausethey'

reupwardlymobileusuallyyouknowtheyhopetobe,andthey'

retheones—ImeantheupperclassarewhatIfindextraordinary—theyseemtobetotallyuninhibitedforthemostpart.Ithinkit'

sextraordinary.ImeanI'

mnotpassinganymoraljudgementsonthembutitstillexists...

John:

Becausethey'

vegottheconfidence...

...andthemoney...

...confidenceandthemoney...

Wellno,Idon'

tthinkmoney'

smuchtodowithitactually.

Howcanyouchangeit?

Imeanhowwouldyouchangeit?

I'

mnotsayingitshouldbechanged...

No,no,no,no.Idon'

t

—Imeanpeopledosaythatitshouldbechanged.PoliticianssaythatweshouldhavetotalequalitywhichIdon'

tbelieveyoucaneverhaveinanything.

Wellthereshouldbeequalityofopportunity.Imeanatleastit'

saniceidealtohave,isn'

tit?

Task1:

Autobiography:

SeminoleGirl（I）

PublicschoolwashardcomparedtowhatI'

dhadbefore,dayschoolonthereservationandayearatSequoyahGovernmentSchool.Ialmostflunkedeighthgradeatthepublicschool,anditwasamiraclethatIpassed.Ijustdidn'

tknowalotofthings,mathematicsandstuff.Isurviveditsomehow.Idon'

tknowhow,butIdid.ThemanwhowasheadofthedepartmentofeducationattheAgencywastheonlypersonoutsideofmyfamilywhohelpedmeandencouragedmetogetaneducation.HeunderstoodandreallyhelpedmewithmanythingsIdidn'

tknowabout.ForalongtimethewhitepublicschoolfortheBigCypressareawouldnotletIndianchildrenattend.AboyandIwerethefirstBigCypressIndianstograduatefromthatschool.Heisnowinthearmedforces.

AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwenttobusinesscollege,becauseinhighschoolIdidn'

ttakecoursesthatwouldpreparemefortheuniversity.Irealizedthattherewasnothingformetodo.Ihadnotraining.AllIcoulddowasgobacktothereservation.IthoughtmaybeI'

dgotoHaskellInstitute,butmymotherwasinaTBhospital,andIdidn'

twanttogotoofaraway.Ididwanttogoontoschoolandfindsomejobandwork.Sothedirectorofeducation,attheAgencysaid,maybehecouldworksomethingoutformesoIcouldgotoschooldownhere.

IthoughtbookkeepingwouldbegoodbecauseIhadhadthatinhighschoolandlovedit.SoIenrolledinthebusinesscollege,butmyEnglishwassobadthatIhadanawfultime.IhadtotakethreeextramonthsofEnglishcourses.Butthathelpedme.

IneverdidunderstandwhymyEnglishwassobad—whetheritwasmyfaultortheEnglishIhadinhighschool.IthoughtIgotbyinhighschool;

theynevertoldmethatmyEnglishwassoinferior,butitwasnotgoodenoughforcollege.Itwasterriblehavingtoattendspecialclasses.

Atcollegethehardestthingwasnotlonelinessbutschoolworkitself.IhadaroommatefromBrighton,oneofthethreereservations,soIhadsomeonetotalkto.Thelandladywasawfullysuspiciousatfirst.WewereIndians,youknow.Shewouldgothroughourapartment;

andifwehadn'

tdonethedishes,shewashedthem.Wedidn'

tlikethat.Butthenshelearnedtotrustus.

Collegewassofastforme.Everyoneknewsomuchmore.ItwasasthoughIhadneverbeentoschoolbefore.AssoonasIgothome,Istartedstudying.Ireadassignmentsbothbeforeandafterthelectures.IreadthembeforesoIcouldunderstandwhattheprofessorwassaying,andIreadthemagainafterwardsbecausehetalkedsofast.IwasneversureIunderstood.

Incollegetheydresseddifferentlyfromhighschool,andIdidn'

tknowanythingaboutthat.Ilearnedhowtodress.Forthefirstsixweeks,though,Ineverwentanywhere.Istayedhomeandstudied.Itwashard

—realhard.（Icanimaginewhatarealuniversitywouldbelike.）Anditwassodifferent.Ifyoudidn'

tturninyourwork,thatwasjustyourtoughluck.Noonekeptatmethewaytheydidinhighschool.Theydidn'

tsay,"

OK,I'

llgiveyouanotherweek."

GraduallyIstartedmakingfriends.IguesssomeofthemthoughtIwasdifferent.OneboyaskedmewhatpartofIndiaIwasfrom.Hedidn'

tevenknowtherewereIndiansinFlorida.Isaid,"

I'

manAmerican."

Thingslikethatarekindofhard.Icouldn'

tseemyfamilyoften,butinawaythatwashelpfulbecauseIhadtolearntoadjusttomynewenvironment.Nobodycouldhelpmebutmyself.

Task2:

SeminoleGirl（II）

Well,Igraduatedandwentdowntothebank.ThepresidentofthebankhadcalledtheagencyandsaidhewouldliketoemployaqualifiedIndiangirl.SoIwentdownthere,andtheygavemeatest,andIwasinterviewed.AndthentheytoldmetocomeinthefollowingMonday.That'

showIwenttowork.IfinishedcollegeMay29,andIwenttoworkJune1.Iworkedthereforthreeyears.

Inthefallof1966,myfatherandthepresidentoftheTribalBoardaskedmetocomebacktoBigCypresstomanageaneweconomicenterprisethere.Itseemedlikeadreamcometrue,becauseIcouldnotgobacktoliveatBigCypresswithoutajobthere.

Butitwasnotaneasydecision.Ilikedmybankwork.YoumightsayIhadfalleninlovewithbanking.ButallmylifeIhadwantedtodosomethingtohelpmypeople,andIcoulddothatonlybyleavingmybankjobinMiami.BeingthepersonIam,Ihadtogoback.IwouldhavefeltguiltyifIhadachancetohelpandIdidn'

t.

ButItoldmydaddythatIcouldn'

tgivehimananswerrightaway,andIknewhewasupsetbecausehehadexpectedmetojumpatthechancetocomeback.Hedidunderstand,though,thatIhadtothinkaboutit.HeknewwhenIwenttoliveoffthereservationthatIhadhadaprettyhardtime,gettingusedtoajob,gettingusedtopeople.HeknewIhadaccomplishedalot,anditwasn'

teasyformetogiveitup.Butthat'

showIfelt.Ihadtothink.AtonetimeitseemedtomethatIcouldnevergobacktoreservationlife.

Butthenreally,throughitall,Ialwayswishedtherewassomething,eventhesmallestthing,thatIcoulddoformypeople.MaybeI'

mhelpingnow.ButIcanseethatImaygettiredofitinayear,orevenless.ButrightnowI'

mgladtohelpbuildupthestore.Ifitdidn'

tworkout,ifthestorefailed,andIthoughtIhadn'

teventried,Iwouldreallyfeelbad.

ThebasicthingaboutmyfeelingisthatmybrothersandsistersandniecesandnephewscanbuildlateroninthefutureonlythroughthefoundationtheirparentsandIbuild.MaybeIndianparentsdon'

talwaysshowtheiraffection;

buttheyhavetaughtusthat,eventhoughwehaveaproblem,wearestillsupposedtohelponeanother.AndthatiswhatIamtryingtodo.Evenwhenwewerekids,ifwehadsomethingandotherkidsdidn'

t,wemustsharewhatwehad...

Bytheageofnine,girlswere