The intent of this paper is to compare and contrast the ways in which the identities, aspirations, and achievements of two upper class females were affected by the aspects of family, class, gender, and particularly race. Race will be particularly scrutinized because the individual interviewed, Alesha (or Lee), is a female of Italian/Irish-French-German descent, whereas I am an individual of Mexican/Chinese descent. There are certainly discernible differences in the growth of an upper-class …showed first 75 words of 1081 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1081 total…law aspect. This interest stems from the fact that my parents, too, are controlled by money and tried to control me in the same way, telling me that 'possessions' will make for happiness, but through my experiences with them in this regard, I have only found unhappiness.         This paper is an example of how the lives of two upperclass females of different ethnicities are different, even though right now we are in the same place.