Who was your father? He was obviously a fairly wealthy man. Was he born into what radical newspapers called the purple of commerce, or did he come from the ranks of the aristocracy? Jack replies, “I'm afraid I don't really know... I don't really know who I was by birth... I've been found. » After Jack explains that it was found in a handbag in the cloakroom at Victoria Station, Lady Bracknell tells Jack that "this could hardly be considered an assured basis for a recognized position in polite society". (Wilde, 1744) This is one of the key examples of Victorian society's emphasis on the importance of where you come from. Lady Bracknell is the number one character to illustrate the importance of your