Arms and the Man

Explain the description half rich Bulgarian, half cheap Viennese?

"Explain the description half rich Bulgarian, half cheap viennese "

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In context, the opening scene takes place in a bedroom, in which, the room's decor is described as “half rich Bulgarian, half cheap Viennese.” Essentially, this description speaks to the scant furninshings, as opposed to the lavish, Turkish decorations. In this description, the audience is immediately made aware of a major conflict... a conflict of identity and class division, as the room itself is split between the trivial and the lavish.... the meager and rich; Bulgarian and Viennese.

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