Who was your father? He was evidently a rather wealthy man. Was he born in what the radical newspapers call the purple of commerce, or did he come from the ranks of the aristocracy?” Jack replies to her, "I'm afraid I don't really know... I don't actually know who I am by birth... I've been found." After Jack explains that he was found in a handbag in the cloakroom at Victoria Station, Lady Bracknell tells Jack that it "could hardly be considered a secure basis for a recognized position in good society". (Wilde, 1744) This is one of the key examples of the emphasis Victorian society placed on the importance of one's background. Lady Bracknell is the number one character to explore the importance of your