Class in America

In this essay I do not believe that Mantsios is making an argument that the elite in America are exploiting the poor.  I think he is simply arguing that the stereotype of America being a nation with equal rights and powers is a complete myth.  Mantsios uses statistics and account of actual peoples lives to support his reasoning.  He follows the life of a man who was born into a wealthy family versus a man born in a middle class family versus a women born in a lower class family.  He makes the obvious point that when you are born into money you have many more opportunities presented to you.  Your education is much higher and you are able to pay for luxuries such as tutors in academics or extracurriculars, and thus opening good college opportunities and have the money to pay for it as well.  A women that is born into a poor family does not have these education opportunities and is only concerned about making money, and possible getting into a college.  The point Mantsios is making is that we do not have equal opportunity in America.  It all depends on where we were born into and who we are born to be.  The gap between upper class and lower class is huge in America, and if we did have equal opportunities to become successful this gap could not exist.