Rachel Borczuch

THA 307 – Miss Julie Mini Paper

The play is about how upbringing and social class affect who you are and how you

love. Miss Julie was born a count’s daughter and therefore just followed her parents’ orders

and got what she wanted her whole life, which is why in the play she cannot make any

decisions for herself; she must have Jean tell her what to do, as she does when she packs a

bag, lets him kill her bird, and kills herself. Meanwhile Jean grew up working for these people

learning he needs to do whatever needs to be done to not struggle to live, which is why he

betrays Miss Julie. Honestly, I am unsure about why this play was written or what an audience

member should feel after seeing it. In my opinion, there is not a real protagonist or one person

that is likeable because everyone Is selfish except Christine (kind of). I did not get a real

message to take from it in terms of why it was written because the message it does send is

overdramatic and pretty one-sided. 1 think if this was done today, it would be to take the

drama of it all to send a message that social class affects us more than we think, and we

should be open to how they act and why they act the way they do.