Was Galsworthy criticized for his portrayal of the upper class?
Indeed, some critics felt my focus on the upper middle class, and the Forsytes in particular, lent itself to a certain detachment from the more pressing struggles of the working classes. It was a matter of my choosing the lens through which I viewed society, a lens that I believed offered a unique perspective on the anxieties and moral compromises inherent in maintaining social standing and inherited wealth. While I championed social reform and had a deep empathy for those less fortunate, my narrative impulse was to dissect the internal workings of a class I understood intimately, believing its internal conflicts held universal resonance.
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