Was literary Bond an upper-class hero?
Was literary Bond an upper-class hero?
Considering his connection with Fleming I'd say upper-class but, if I remember correctly, there is no clear description suggesting his high status in the society, when it comes to his past. On the other hand, films first presented Connery who is said to reflect more of a working-class or even a classless hero. Was he an upper-class, working-class or a classless hero?
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Re: Was literary Bond an upper-class hero?
Check out some of the later posts in Dirty Benny's Weekly Rant where we talk about this.
Personally I think Bond was sort of upper middle class rather than upper class.
The first Bond actor had a working class background as you say, but they taught him how to dress and carry himself and so on, but he still had some roughness.
They didn't want Bond to seem like a stereotypical upper class person.
Personally I think Bond was sort of upper middle class rather than upper class.
The first Bond actor had a working class background as you say, but they taught him how to dress and carry himself and so on, but he still had some roughness.
They didn't want Bond to seem like a stereotypical upper class person.
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Re: Was literary Bond an upper-class hero?
I seem to recall this post, but here goes.... Fleming's Bond was a civil servant; his father was (I recall) an executive in the Vickers arms company, or something; don't know his mother's background, other than she was Swiss. He was probably middle-upper class, but still considered a 'commoner.' He certainly did not care too much about titles; he accepted the CMG with half a heart, it seems. He knew about food, wine, etc. He could eat at Blades or wherever ... to his mind, he didn't think of class. Note when he got married in OHMSS (novel) his bachelor party was with a cab driver where they both got stinking drunk. And the beat-the-dead horse reflection that Fleming was throwing lots of funny darts at the class system: Blofeld's Achilles (hairy) heel was snobbery. Just offer him the bait of a title, and he'll relax his guard!
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