needing to fulfill the expectations of the social order. Mrs. Sheridan, did however, show some sympathy after a while. She agreed to let Laura take a basket of food down to the widow. Although she did seem to be showing a caring side she added a comment that changed anyone's mind that might have been thinking that. She said, " 'Take it yourself, darling. Run down just as you are. No, wait, take the arum lilies too. People of that class are so impressed by arum lilies.' " As if they were so poor that they had never seen flowers before. Then as she thought about it a little more, she decided that instead of taking a chance of letting Laura getting her clothes dirty, she should only take the food, " 'The stems will ruin her lace frock,' said practical Jose. So they would. Just in time. 'Only the basket, then. And Laura!'--her mother followed her out of the marquee--'don't on any account--' 'What, mother?' No, better not put such ideas into the child's head! 'Nothing! Run along.' "By doing this, Laura taught her mother that it is not important to look at wealth to determine the quality of a person and kindness is deserved by everyone. From everyone. When Jose said they could not stop the party she replied with, "But we can't possibly have a garden-party with a man dead just outside the front gate." Mrs. Sheridan also learned something about her daughter. She learned that her daughter, unlike her, cares about other people regardless of their social standing. Mrs. Sheridan is one of those people that feel superior to anyone with less money. Her daughter is a third kind of people. She doesn't feel that anyone is better or worthier than anyone else. To her, everyone is equal. Without people like her, the world would split apart.Laura learned that people in different social classes treat eachother differently to a point where neither of them care about the other at all. The people in the higher classes give themselves the mentality that a...
