The petty bourgeoisie occupies a small part of the means of production or a small amount of property. Generally speaking, they are neither exploited nor exploited by others, and mainly rely on their own labor for a living. However, a small number of them are slightly exploited.
A social group based on individual ownership of the means of production and individual labor. Mainly including middle peasants, small craftsmen, small businessmen, freelancers and so on. As a laborer, he tends to the proletariat ideologically, and as a private person, he tends to the bourgeoisie, so he is easily influenced by bourgeois thoughts. Therefore, the struggle against feudalism is revolutionary, but there are also political vacillations, weakness in struggle and incompleteness in revolution.