![]() ![]() ![]() Slowly, we see the building grow to become so influential upon the minds of those who occupy it that the residents begin to experience psychosis due to the nature of the environment they are living in. Cover of the first edition of High-Rise _©Jonathan Cape (Publisher) There are multiple incidences in which members of different classes, and in this case, floors, clash with one another, indicating the magnitude of the problems of wealth divides and possibly even gentrification. With those of upper classes living at the top of the building and those of lower classes residing in the bottom floors, the book hints at the theme of class friction. ![]() Robert Laing as he experiences the downfall of the tower’s residents. JG Ballard’s High-Rise is predominantly a work of deep satire: an abstract reflection of the contemporary fears of overpopulation, overcrowded spaces, and skyscrapers. ![]()
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