prejudicial attitude of superiority against someone less well off than one's self theme

A character expresses a prejudice against a group of people whom they consider to be materially less well off, and therefore inferior, to themself. For example, a character may express the opinion that poor people are likely to be criminals.

25 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 18 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
movie: The Leopard (1963)	choice	The Prince and his family clearly looked down on Sedara and his family.
ahp5x35	major	The well-to-do Mrs. Wellington found that the new governess did not behave as someone of governess' social class should, and took exception to it. In particular, she thought that the governess comported herself above her station.
movie: You Can't Take It with You (1938)	major	Mr. and Mrs. Kirby were stereotypically snobbish and both Vanderhof and Alice called them out for it. Among other things, Mr. Kirby talked down to the other detainees in his cell and called them "scum".
rbt1985e6x08	major	Ricardo was upset about the smug attitude of the director who treated the town as if he owned it.
talesoftheunexpected1x06	major	A couple of the rich snobs looked down on the plebeian art historian.
talesoftheunexpected3x08	major	Upper class Vivienne said she would have sympathy for Anna if the girl were also from the upper classes. Vivienne's parents were upper class snobs.
theamericanshortstory13	major	Ab Scopes, a poor sharecropper, was looked down on by his socially elite land owner, Major DeSpain.
ahh2x22	minor	Mrs. Daniels' attorney disapprovingly remarked that Dave had married above his station. Mrs. Daniels' behavior made it very clear that she agreed.
ahp3x22	minor	Andre's aristocratic family looked down on poor crippled war veterans.
columbo1971e0x02	minor	Leslie played on the prejudices of the white-collar heavy jury to secure a desirable outcome in a case against a blue-collar man.