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Essay / Social class and power in the film 'Aladdin' - 1107
Jasmine then tires of all the advantages of being upper class and decides to run away, where she finds Aladdin. she goes on to say how much she hates it: “Oh, sure. People who tell you where to go and how to dress” Ron. Cléments (Producer) and John. Musker (director). (1992). Aladdin [Cinema film]. United States: Buena Vista Pictures. When she is a princess this comes with a status that by law she must marry a prince before her birthday, this would fall under Max Weber's theory of stratification. Jasmine would be considered a status value, as she is a princess, which makes her more valuable and prestigious. From Jasmine's point of view this shows that being upper class isn't always the best priority, you are fed up with everything you are given and told what to do.