Adventure was had within ones own class strata in older stories. Or at least the main characters don't change substantially in class even if they encounter othe

Adventure was had within ones own class strata in older stories. Or at least the main characters don't change substantially in class even if they encounter others and grow and change. It's only recent stories that the adventure was about transgressing the strata. It's the American way, the frontier is the edge of one's station in life to be crossed over. Australia has a similar but different classless idea. I think it's more working class as the common level but there's less acceptable social movement. Tall poppy syndrome.