This man who had been raised in a working-class family, and had jumped into the middle class, has to deal with the vast differences between the two classes. By becoming a writer, he made a better life for himself, but was socially distanced from his family. Practicing the ways of the middle-class, while still carrying the thoughts and beliefs his working-class parents had inflicted upon him, he struggled with his self placement in society and …showed first 75 words of 347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 347 total…Instead of telling me to be a hard worker, they told me to do the best I can, and so long as I gave it my best, that was enough for them. They have always encouraged my creativity as well as higher education. In the future I plan to make a class jump, at least financially if not socially. And I hope to handle the differences better than the man in this story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**