"The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog" -Mark Twain (1904) Twain had three dogs which he named "I Know", "You Know" and "Don't Know"
In high school my dad had three cats.
A Persian named "Neko", a tabby named "Gato", and a tuxedo named "Cat."
It was the only good thing about an otherwise horrible man.
He was living in a time of similar economic structure. The few at the top with most of the wealth and power and everyone else scrabbling around for crumbs believing this is the good life.