Class Division: Affecting American Lifestyles

In the “Class Of America” article, the author Gregory Mantsios displays his point of view on what society says class individuals are in and how that affects their lives further than people in America think. Mantsios believes that citizens in the United States prefer not be put in different social categories like higher, middle, or lower class just because of the income value. Mantsios elaborates on his beliefs about class categories in America and disproves them by using statistics for evidence. In example, he claims that the class you are placed in will affect your lifestyle. Mantsios also debates that whatever class you fall under reflects on how well you will prosper in life, just like schools connecting test scores and the level of schooling the student receives. Whatever class a person is categorized in defining their future in life, even, if they choose to not see it that way that’s how it is.
Mantsios lays out his facts by using statistics and his own models to deliver his point of view. He also demonstrates numerous approaches of analysis like argument, logic, proof, convincing appeals, style and structure justify his point of view to the

audience, saying the class that a citizen fall into will to affect their lives. He displays these throughout the article in different sections including, the issue, the Americans, the resolution, and circumstance.
Mantsios uses logos to support his viewpoints on class value.
In the middle of his article Mantsios, supports his belief by using examples of the different lifestyles people are living some were normal others weren’t, I believe he was showing how some people live above their means with doing that he shows the readers background of a persons life such as the names and profession of mother and father, their education throughout their life, college and employment.

Mantsios uses multiple facts to support his belief and shows life from different classes, and with showing you their background he’s showing you if they had a chance to be successful by showing how their parents were. That shows that it will affect an individual in during their childhood, as well as, their adulthood. He wants the readers to see if their parents didn’t succeed there is no way the average person

will.
Mantisos proposes the idea of class division with politics, which was different because they don’t really tie in together. Political representatives try to plea to the mass of the population, which are commonly the wealthy individuals, or what Mantisos calls the middle class, so that they can get the majority of people to agree. Mantsios also states in the article how “more than 50 percent of the U.S population earns less money than Bob Farrell, who is a service station attendant” (191). I believe that this was extremely shocking, how more than 50 percent of people would be considered lower class .Mantisos also comments that those people in the “higher” class have received better SAT scores. Mantsios points out college exams, surveys of the difference between higher class students and average scores on the SAT. I in fact believe a different viewpoint that students of a lower income work much harder because they want excel so they don’t have to struggle, it is true that student that have access to more money are open to better resources that will help them advance their in their academics, such as private schools and early college programs, nicer universities as well as hands on tutors. Generally, I feel as if Mantsios has a valid point as far as class ranking in society because if you are less fortunate they have governmental resources that will help you excel. I believe that we as American’s do not like to be separated in different income brackets, but that is the society we live in and have created.