“A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen

Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen (1957) presents the world of labour where two social classes, capitalist class and working class, with hierarchies between each other among themselves, clash, which ends exploitation proletariat by bourgeoisie. harsh conditions at restaurant, changing pace work, little time given employer to employees rest socialise, dehumanising aspect are presented through relationships classes also people. Hence, aim this paper is argue that relationship based on production people’s submission practices ruling in can be analysed Marxist concepts conflict ideology, respectively. Accordingly, it will demonstrated seen not only bourgeoisie, owner capital, proletariat, agent production, but members different nationalities, expressed racial hatred. Furthermore, displayed restaurant consciously accept economic under they work reveal their cultural/artistic tastes during short breaks set employer, shows both leisure controlled class.