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What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators other family’s financial status?    

Answer:

Sophie belonged to a middle class socio-economic background. There are many indicators that point towards that.   First indicator is Jansie's and Sophie's conversation about them working, after leaving school. Sophie longed for a good life but Jansie knew that they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory. She also told Sophie to first buy a 'decent house' to live in before buying a boutique. Second, as Sophie enters her house, she sees her father's face still grubby and sweaty after a day's hard work. Third, she observes her mother stooping over the sink. The small room was steamy from the stove and cluttered with the dirty washing piled up in the corner. Fourth, her brother Geoff was an apprentice mechanic. Fifth, they travelled by bus to watch United play. Last, on her way back home from the solitary place where she spent time in the evening sometimes, outside the pub, she passed her 'father's bicycle' propped against the wall. All these details point towards their middle class status.