The Racisk Of Race And Prejulity In The American Dream

"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven 't had the advantages that you 've had” (Fitzgerald 3). Many people are born into situations that statistics say are bad for being able to achieve the American dream. Nick reveals this very early on in The Great Gatsby with this thought-provoking quote. Not all people are born with the same advantages as others. There are many factors--including race, poverty, and a lack of education--that have held people back from attaining their goals in this great country. Despite the perception that Americans can move from rags to riches to live the American Dream, the trials and obstacles that underserved and minorities have to overcome reveals

The stigma that comes with being a minority in America is overwhelming. It is harder to find a job. Many stereotypes are put upon minorities, and minorities are often looked at as a less meaningful part of the community. Minorities are unable to live normal lives in America, especially since they are thought to be most of the problems in America. The way you are looked at is often a large judgement in itself. In a paper called Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library, about the prejudice in America, it observed: “Often the higher social classes associated the lowest classes with race or nationality. This association is part of the stereotypes created by different class members” (“Social Class Prejudice”). To review, in this evidence that the high class associate the low class with race or nationality points out that the high class of America has an idea about minorities that assimilates them with poverty and poor fortune. Races are frequently misunderstood to the point of them becoming their own stereotype. In the same paper as before, they declare, “For example, another way of identifying social groups is by skin color, a concept known as racism. Such racism serves to maintain a working class. Race in the United States serves as a key marker of social class (“Social Class Prejudice”).” This quote portrays how being born in certain races can put a person at deficit since they are automatically put into social classes. Everywhere in America race is used as an initial sense of guidance which can lead to less success. This helps to show how minorities are treated different compared to the “superior race”. Minorities are unable to find well-paying jobs which makes it hard to earn capital, which makes it hard for them to become small business owners. In the Social Class Prejudice paper they made the affirmation “Many racial minorities in the United States lack assets (property owned and savings).