in themselves status qualifications, although they can become such" (Weber qtd. in Dahrendorf, pg.7). If an individual is in possession of wealth, that does not guarantee that they would fall into the upper-class. This can be connected to the scene above because Vivian does not appear to belong to the upper-class it is assumed that she will not have sufficient money to purchase anything. Thus her mentioning that she has money does nothing for her because the saleswomen have already made up their minds about who she is. Thomas Wartenberg writes further about this scene: This scene disrupts any straightforward identification of class with money. In America, money is supposed to be the great equalizer – if you have it, you can buy whatever you want, and your money is as go
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