Why Do We Give Up Too Fast Essay

Lifestyles are different for those who cannot afford it, such as within the lower and middle classes. There are people who are barely able to eat; they struggle to obtain income to help support their family. There are people without jobs, homes, food, and support systems who fight every day to survive. Why do we take what we have for granted? Why are we not thankful for what we already have rather than being jealous of other people of what they have? Why are there people in the lower and middle class ready to give up without a fight? People should not give up when times get hard; individuals should fight harder because everyone has their hardships. In the end, it takes someone strong to be able to conquer all. No individual person has the same lifestyle or lives in the same environment as anyone else. For example, the rich have their lifestyle and the poor have theirs. Each person has his or her own story to be …show more content…
In “Mother to Son” Then goes on to say “I'se been a-climbin' on,And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark, Where there ain't been no light.” The poem is now arguing that even through the torn up, cold unsafe house, she still kept on fighting for something better. Mother never gave up and continues to try and strive for a better life even if it meant not having heat or light at night. In the lower class we have what we called the projects which mostly consist of African American families. The young generations that grow up in these projects tend not to have a lot. The projects can be violent sometimes because they are living in an environment with barely enough money to survive or even have the basic necessities, so in saying that most of the time this young generation tend to be violent and do violent acts such as robbing, killing, and fighting because other people have what they do not and they feel like they aren’t given the opportunity for a better