Before the Second World War, Britain was strictly divided into classes: the upper class, the middle class and the lower working class. Once born into a class, it was almost impossible to escape; people were bound to the courses for life. The structure was austere and rigid. George Orwell even called England (and by extension Great Britain) “the most class-dominated country in the world.” The classes tolerated each other, but "upper- and middle-class people were raised to believe that the lower classes were dirty and inferior," creating an environment of gross inequality (The Class System). The small upper class held the majority of the wealth and employed much of the large lower class as servants, paying them menial wages. The middle class, made up of doctors, traders, lawyers and people in similar professions, remained sandwiched in the center. On September 7, 1940, the Blitz began and bombs began to rain down on London. However, the force of the bombs did not blow down the walls that separated and distinguished the classes. Along with the blitz came the myth of the blitz, as Angus Calder explains in his book, The Myth of the Blitz. The myth of the Blitz was the idea that the people of London, of all classes, united as a heroic force against the bombing and Nazi Germany, as propagandized by the British government. The Myth claimed that Londoners as a whole remained calm and carried on despite the massive destruction and high casualty numbers. However, like any myth, the Blitz myth was not entirely based on fact and incorporated made-up ideas. Despite the myth's gross exaggerations, it still contained a kernel of truth. The blitz brought people of the same class together through shared experience...... middle of paper .......uk/arts-entertainment/historical-notes-propaganda-and-the-london-blitz -1171497 .html>.Overy, Richard. “Civilians on the front line”. The Observer. Guardian News and Media, September 6, 2009. Web. April 26, 2014. .Richards, James. “The Blitz: sorting myth from reality.” BBC News. BBC, February 17, 2011. Web. April 25, 2014. .Robinson, Bruce. “The Blitz.” BBC News. BBC, March 30, 2011. Web. April 24, 2014. “To hell with the Blitz – We're off to the Ritz!” » Online mail. Associated Newspapers, November 4, 2011. Web. April 27. 2014. .