Doris Lessing's deconstruction of the classless society myth in postwar Britain in "The Fifth Child"
In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Band 2023, Heft 3-2, S. 170-175
In the later part of the 20th century, many British people believed that Britain had entered classless society and turned into a nation of middle class, and an important way of realizing such a middle-class society was to restore traditional Victorian family values. However, Doris Lessing's novel "The Fifth Child" proves the bankruptcy of the belief.