This society set by the author is a cold and unforgiving one contrary to the glorified ideal society preached by the communists.
The introduction of Philip Philippovich changes all of this for Sharik. The life experienced is so much different in Philip’s house, ‘In the course of a week, the dog gobbled down as much food as he had eaten during the last hungry month and half in the street.’ (40) The contrast between Sharik’s new and old situation shows a blatant inequality. As Sharik notes when he first arrives, ‘Oh, no, there’s nothing proletarian in this smell. Some fancy, learned word, who knows what it means.’ (Bulgakov 13) What is heavily implied is that Philip is bourgeois. Ironically communism has not abolished the bourgeois, but has let them remain, contradictory to the primary goal to overthrow the capitalist class. Philip’s skill as a surgeon are greatly valued especially by those of the Party so he is able to manipulate to a certain extent what he wants.
The author shows that inequality is inevitable, those that can provide more value are