Portrayed as moralistic and a political activist, Ken differed from the other, predominantly working-class characters in the soap opera.

A bad economy has inspired a number of new plays on Broadway that feature working-class characters.

He first started doing stage and television work, mostly playing tough, working-class characters.

Sheffield already had that working-class character that was to be so marked during Victorian times.

"The working-class characters must be funny and must come out of their roles."

Understandably, welfare measures which gave benefits dissociated from any inspection or apparent evaluation of working-class character and habits appear to have been most popular.

Moreover, while the neighborhood still retains its Hispanic, working-class character, sushi and gelato have made major inroads.

Lawrence also uses dialect to accurately convey his working-class characters' conversations.

Others, however, say the avenue's working-class character and neighborhood feeling is being endangered by the sort of change that has rippled along many other Manhattan streets.

His work is often concerned with the articulation of the experiences of working-class characters who, for various reasons, feel alienated from society.