Topic > All men are created equal - 620

“Lula stopped, but said, 'You have no business bringing the white chillum here --- they have their church, we have ours and it is our church, isn't it, Miss Cal?'” (Lee 158). This question from Lula to Cal shows the big difference in lifestyle between the upper class and the lower class. It shows that the upper class and the lower class don't interact with each other and don't really get along. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, equality of creation is not often seen in social classes with the wide gap between upper and lower classes, but this division between classes can be overcome. The upper and lower classes have difficulty understanding each other due to their large differences in lifestyle, but the position of the upper and lower classes is not permanent for a person. Upper class people see disgust in the lower class and there is often no social connection between them. This disconnect is often seen in To Kill A Mockingbird. One day Scout approaches her aunt Alexandria and asks her “'But I want to play with Walter, aunt, why can't I?' He took off his glasses and stared at me. “I'll tell you why,” he said. 'Because---he---is---rubbish, that's why you can't play with him. I won't have you around him, adopting his habits and learning God knows what'” (Lee 301). In the passage Aunt Alexandria does not allow Scout to interact with the lower class Cunninghams. This gap between the lower class and the upper class is getting bigger and bigger. People from the upper classes look down on those from the lower classes, while the lower classes look up in disgust. Sometimes this gap can be bridged in charity work and more effectively with young children. They don't think about social class but interact with them just because. This gap between the lower class… the middle class… the upper class, but you can be born into an upper class and throw away your wealth and end up on the streets. This way you decide your own future allows the Constitution to remain true to the fact that all Americans are born with the same potential. America is a largely organized country, but it is also a country of free enterprise. In our society people are granted unlimited potential. The way America is made, there is a wide gap between the upper class and the lower class. These upper and lower classes are opposite and are different in attitude and lifestyle. Even though they are totally different, sometimes you can experience both classes in your life. The gap between the upper and lower classes is wide, but there are bridges across this gap that connect the classes and allow people to determine their own future. Works Cited Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Grand Central, 1960. Print.