How did Holiday explore differences in social class?

In the 1938 film Holiday, director George Cukor explores differences in social class by depicting the struggles of two would-be lovers who must defy society’s conventions to be together.1

The film, an adaptation of Philip Barry’s play, highlights the tension between personal desires and the rigid expectations imposed by social standing. This focus on characters divided by class or circumstance was a recurring theme throughout Cukor’s body of work.1