How was life different for people in the working classes compared to the upper classes?

proletariat (Noun) The working class or lower class. proletariat (Noun) The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers. proletariat (Noun) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property. working class would be forced to work for middle class (bourgeoisie) and upper class getting little pay forcing them to continue their working class lives.

upper class usually inherited their money. they are more concerned about assets and part of the theory conceived by Karl Marx which is they are there to maintain capitalism.