Why Social Class Is Important

Why is social class so important in society? Imagine yourself in these two situations, one being poor and the other being rich, these will be the circumstances you will be raised in. In the poor environment your father is a drunk that wastes the family's income and your mother is always dazing off into her own world where only she matters. You are constantly moving because of your parents’ action. At every new school you attend you get bullied by your fellow peers for being poor. Though you get bullied on a daily basis, you still look forward to attending school because there's a heater and food is available. Now imagine yourself growing up rich. Your parents have the highest position at work, making high incomes. You attend a private school, having several friends because your dads are in the same country club. You are given a weekly allowance, which you spend buying chocolate bars on. Now that you have imaged being raised in both circumstances, which household, would you rather be raised in?
Society has taught you that the rich upbringing is the “better one”, though it’s not. Social class doesn’t determine how an individual is created. Author Jeannette Walls was raised in the poor environment described. Her experiences growing up helped her become the strong, independent woman she is today. Instead of running away from her problems she faced them and considered ways to improve her life. Her actions while growing up caused her to not become similar to her parents. When attending elementary school, girls would jump her because she was poor, she didn’t fight them back the first time to display her humbleness, but when they started to bully her young brother, she fought back because her family was all she ever