I don’t understand what “little englanders” means in this context, since it seems to refer to an attitude rather than an economic class as such. IIRC, Mr. Dursley owned a moderate-sized business. Wikipedia says he “is also the director of a drill-making firm, Grunnings, and seems to be quite successful in his career.”
Er, yes, and it describes an attitude rather than an economic class.* Now as an attitude with a bad reputation, it’s likely acquired connotations of class. But I think I’ve seen British fiction (Foyle’s War) apply it to an Aristocrat or someone approaching that class, and the one example of use on Wikipedia applies it to a “Sir”.
Hmm, I was aiming for that broad swath of the middle classes that considers itself to be average, despite being at least slightly above. But a director is a bit above that, I thought he was a middle manager of some kind. It’s hard to get much in the way of class signifiers off Harry in the book, which I suppose is the point.
I don’t understand what “little englanders” means in this context, since it seems to refer to an attitude rather than an economic class as such. IIRC, Mr. Dursley owned a moderate-sized business. Wikipedia says he “is also the director of a drill-making firm, Grunnings, and seems to be quite successful in his career.”
The obvious place describes it reasonably well.
Er, yes, and it describes an attitude rather than an economic class.* Now as an attitude with a bad reputation, it’s likely acquired connotations of class. But I think I’ve seen British fiction (Foyle’s War) apply it to an Aristocrat or someone approaching that class, and the one example of use on Wikipedia applies it to a “Sir”.
*Must...resist...giving...examples!
Hmm, I was aiming for that broad swath of the middle classes that considers itself to be average, despite being at least slightly above. But a director is a bit above that, I thought he was a middle manager of some kind. It’s hard to get much in the way of class signifiers off Harry in the book, which I suppose is the point.