This master’s thesis, based on Bourdieu’s sociological theory, analyzes symbolic violence, specifically class shame, in literary works. Class shame, as one of the most powerful forms of social reproduction, creates conditions in which authors, especially those from the working class, face significant external and, above all, internal constraints in their creative work. Their works are therefore much more difficult to categorize by genre. Methodologically, the operationalization of class shame is carried out on the basis of relevant sources and applied to the field of literature. The analysis of the selected works focuses on analyzing the manifestation of class shame, how it influences the author’s functioning in society, and their experience of it. The analysis offers the possibility of defining literary works as autosociobiographies, a genre that is unstable precisely because of the style of writing. By defining autosociobiography and situating it within society, this master’s thesis offers a means of empowerment and self-expression to those who have the fewest opportunities to do so.
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