Analysis Of The Article 'Class In America'

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In the article, “Class in America” it says, “…political scientist Michael Harrington once commented, “America has the best dressed poverty the world has ever known.” Clothing disguises much of the poverty in the United States, and this may explain, in part, its middle-class image” (Mantsios, p.152). This quote reminded me of the movie Good Will Hunting and how the character Will lied about his life to his girlfriend Skylar. Will used fake stories about himself as a disguise to hide how different their lives are because of their class. Capitalism in America is why lower class people spend so much money to buy clothes they can’t really afford. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on something like sneakers, it would befit people to save their