society. A rich, white man may not ever be able to comprehend or understand what the life of a Black woman who lives in poverty may be like. The conflict perspective is defined as “a sociological approach that assumes social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation” (Witt:16). Thomas speaks poorly of the U.S. government and politicians. He views them as phony people who do all that they to gain more power, which is one of the reasons why he quit his profession of political speechwriting. When Jack says that people have freedom, Thomas does not agree that this freedom is a good thing. Thomas even considers
