Salt of the Earth -

In continuation with our topic of social class, our class discussed and watched a video on the different perceptions that people have about the working class. America as a whole seems to put the working class man on a display. We see the effort and the hard work that they put into living and call it the "American Dream". But to some extent, we might be patronizing them. We look down on them with this look of superiority, while at the same time, trying to be like one of them. We see them as the people who could really move up in the world. However, according to the movie that we watched, a lot of people (especially the middle/working class) seem to cherish the idea of staying in the same social class that you were in. Its almost looked down upon to leave your town. They see it as  the person abandoning their home and their family. Social mobility for them, is a sign of superiority. For example, in the movie we watched, a girl moved out of her rural Kentucky home, and went into the city. Although she saw it as a sign of her moving on, her family saw it as betrayal.