Question

Which sentence best reveals the emerging theme of class difference? (29) "'Come!' as Shakespeare says, 'there's sympathy for you!' So far we start fair. Education?--I was at Eton1, and----" (30) "I was a Blue-Coat boy2," interrupted Ted again, and something in his tone made Ned look the other way, and idly busy himself in trying to dissociate a tender trail of ivy-leaved mountain campanula from its coarser companions in the turf. (31) "A better education, I expect," he said at last… (32) Finally Ned sat up, and knocked the ashes out of his pipe. (33) "About equal, I should say; except, of course, for money." (34) "That means we are unequal in all things," remarked Ted shortly. "You can't deny it. A clerk as I am, out for a Whitsun holiday with ten pounds to spend on it in his pocket, isn't--isn't in the same week with--well! what shall I say----" (35) "A man who employs clerks," suggested Ned with a smile. (36) Ted gave an impatient shrug. "As you will. However you come by it, you admit having a hundred pounds."

Answer 1

The sentence illustrating the theme of class difference is Ted's acknowledgment of inequality based on wealth and social position, contrasting his own limited means with Ned's superior social standing. The correct answer is sentence 34.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that best reveals the emerging theme of class difference is: "That means we are unequal in all things," remarked Ted shortly. "You can't deny it. A clerk as I am, out for a Whitsun holiday with ten pounds to spend on it in his pocket, isn't--isn't in the same week with--well! what shall I say----" This dialogue shows a clear acknowledgment of the social and economic disparity between the speaker, Ted, a clerk with limited financial means, and his interlocutor, Ned, who is implied to be of a higher social standing with more wealth. This interaction illustrates the prevailing theme of class difference, highlighting the effect of economic status on social equality.