The “hallway hangers” do not see any future after school. They are convinced that after school it will just lead to dead-end jobs regardless of their educational level. They see through the achievement ideology and hardly have faith in the effectiveness of schooling. The reason they view this is because of the economy. It makes sense to think that, but the economy always changes for various reasons. They are living in the now moment of the economy and making a bigger issue than it is for them at their age. They should just focus on getting through school and being an adolescent. They also view schooling as too slim of a chance of “making it” like Billy did. The brothers believe that anyone can do well in school and is open to everyone to get
