Exploring Social Class Inequality in Daniyal Mueenuddin's 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders'

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the Social Inequality issue experienced by the lower class characters  in Daniyal Mueenuddin’s In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. This study is investigating the struggles that were experienced by the characters.  To analise the problems in the novel In Other Rooms, other Wonders, Weber’s social class theory is used. A qualitative and descriptive approach applies in this study that presents the analysis in the form of essay. The results of this study discovered the cause of Social Inequalities, which spreads through the private and public Society. Power, wealth, or status are shaping the unequal chance across the society. Thus, the issue affects the character lives as the lower classes are limited by the inequal chance that applies in their society. The limited power the characters have sets up an uneven playing field for those in the lower class and thus making it even easier for the upper class to control the lives of the lower class.

Keywords: Social Inequality, Social Class, Social Class Inequality in Daniyal Mueenuddin’s “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders.”