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The Maid

Many Americans are a bit leery of live-in servants. The idea makes us more class conscious than we really want to be; it seems undemocratic, somehow. Maybe that’s why American films featuring butlers, chambermaids, chauffeurs, et al., frequently portray these characters as devious, manipulative, untrustworthy types who harbor vengeance against their masters and mistresses (or display over-protective dedication to their employers). Other cultures are more comfortable with the idea of…

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