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"In high school, he read books about the American dream, classics like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Grapes of Wrath." If he worked hard, it would pay off — that’s what he was always told."
And one more...example why university education these days may not mean much: see https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-bengal-to-be-jailed/
Brooks' sentence requires him to attend literacy classes. Martin asked Brooks how he went to Auburn University when he can barely read or write.
"Didn't have to go to class," Brooks said. "In this country, it was all about how good you are, and I was one of the best in the country."
A tale of the un-educated:
"In high school, he read books about the American dream, classics like "The Grapes of Wrath." If he worked hard, it would pay off — that’s what he was always told."
"In high school, he read books about the American dream, classics like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Grapes of Wrath." If he worked hard, it would pay off — that’s what he was always told."
The Grapes of Wrath is NOT about hard work paying off, or the American Dream. It's about sharecroppers being starved during the Great Depression, and how if you don't see what's coming, you're fucked, and no one will bail you out. I don't think anyone in the article actually read the book.
"But to his dismay, finding a job after graduation wouldn't be so easy. His degree in public relations wasn't opening up as many doors as he anticipated. "
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/education/2019/06/11/student-loan-debt-pa-college-graduate-flees-country-escape/1329116001/