Goodbye, Columbus Society and Class Quotes

You'll notice that the suburbs and the city are constantly being contrasted in the story. Neil is not a fan of the suburbs and sees inner-city life as more "real." Yet, the suburbs have a seductive pull that Neil might not be able to resist.

Bennington was and is a prestigious private college. Brenda finds her name pretentious, but Neil finds Brenda pretentious, too, at times. Brenda is kind of in between Simp's pretentiousness and Neil's. Neil is pretentious because he thinks too many things are pretentious.

Carlota is obviously a paid worker. In other passages, Neil suggests she enjoys her job. Like Aunt Gladys, Carlota might actually enjoy the work. She is obviously an experienced professional. But is she being paid a fair wage and treated professionally and fairly? What can you use as evidence from the book?