Inequality In Bread Givers, By Anzia Yezierska

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In terms of equality, we aren’t meeting the expectations of the founding fathers because in today's society there are race, income, and gender inequalities. These all have to do with social darwinism, male chauvinism, and social class degradation. It was stated in the Declaration of Independence “We all hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” By the founding fathers we are expected to have these rights, but the way the world is today we don’t have them. The people of the United States should try to fight for our rights.

Racial inequality was something that existed before and …show more content…

“I saw that success failure, poverty, riches, were price tags, money values of the market place which had mesmerized and sidetracked me for years.” (Yezierska). She was distracted and enchanted by the thoughts of wanting to be rich. She wanted to be rich so she could have the same opportunities that other people did and live a normal life. "Pay me out, little by littler! The cheek of those dirty immigrants! A fool I was, giving them a chance another month." Lack of money means lack of respect because the landlord knew the borders couldn’t do anything to solve the problem. They weren’t able to pay the rent so that is the reason why the landlord talks to them in a rude manner. Also, for the fact that they are immigrants they are seen degraded from the rest of other races and are suffering to make money. “Most low-wage workers receive no health insurance, sick days, or pension plans from their employers.” (Amadeo, balance.com) Those who really need help aren’t getting it and they are the ones suffering. People who are making more money get all the benefits, and they take advantage of them. The lower class of people become open to doing anything to get money because they can’t nurture their families and it becomes worse for society because it spreads and more than half of Americans are

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