# Social Class and Marginalization in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

> Theme guide for Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey.

De Quincey notes the widespread use of opium among both the intellectual elite and the working poor (e.g., Manchester cotton workers), highlighting addiction as a cross-class phenomenon tied to economic and social pressures.

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