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: A microcosm of social boundaries where the classes uncomfortably mingle.

August Strindberg’s Miss Julie (1888) is a foundational work of naturalistic drama, exploring the collision of social class and gender during a Midsummer Eve celebration.

: Strindberg applied Social Darwinist ideas, portraying the characters in a "survival of the fittest" battle. Jean is depicted as more adaptable and "fit" to survive, while Julie represents a decaying aristocratic line.