Above is a link to a website where every day Americans blog
about various topics, I came across one in particular that I found interesting,
which also had similarities to that of Ragged Dick. The article is titled ‘Dead
Woman Working: American Dream Died Long Ago’ although the article explores the
perspective of one woman’s personal experience of the American Dream, its
context applies to many working class Americans, Smith states;
The American system ‘ has been stacked against us from the
start’ and similarly to class division present in Ragged dick, Smith further states
‘The class in control doesn’t care how they stay on top. They do not care about you and they do not care
about me’ and ‘our ruling class doesn’t care that many people are disengaged
from the process.’ This article contrasts also with ragged dick in some ways,
as it suggests despite being ‘scrumptiously honest’ and hardworking like
Richard in the book ‘Ragged dick’ ordinary working class citizens in today’s
America like Mrs Smith are the ones most aloof from achieving the American
Dream ‘Hard work might keep you afloat at times, but in these United States,
it’s just not enough. Work 50
years? Believe you’ll retire in
dignity? It’s an illusion. It’s a lie.’
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