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- And that was enough to condemn me forever as bourgeois.†
Chpt 2.19 *bourgeois = typical of the middle class or their values and habits
- "Reading bourgeois books can only confuse you, comrade," he said, returning the book.†
Chpt 2.19
- "You know," he said, his voice dropping to a low, confidential tone, "many comrades go wrong by reading the books of the bourgeoisie.†
Chpt 2.19bourgeoisie = a member of the middle class OR (in Marxist theory) a member of the property-owing class
- Didn't Lenin read bourgeois books?†
Chpt 2.19bourgeois = typical of the middle class or their values and habits
- "He says that you are a petty bourgeois degenerate," I was told.†
Chpt 2.19
Definitions:
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(1)
(bourgeois) typical of the middle class or their values and habits - typically used disapprovingly
or (in Marxist theory):
typical of the property-owning classBourgeois is often used to refer to the values of the upper middle class. You may also see the term petit bourgeois to describe very small business owners.
Note that bourgeois, bourgeoisie, and bourgeoise are often interchanged.
Bourgeois is most common and can be used as an adjective or a noun. Bourgeoisie is typically used only as a noun, and bourgeoise is occasionally used as an alternate spelling of bourgeois. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)