monopoly

This week in class we played monopoly, but in a different aspect. We had to role the dice to see which social class we ended up in. I was put into the lowest social class, and I found it very very difficult for me to succeed in life, and live off my own money. Sal was saying that it is very hard for the lower classes to move up because it is just a cycle. I now understand what he is saying. It was frustrating watching the other team members in my group be in a upper class and watch them buy whatever they wanted. I couldn't buy anything! I had like 220 dollars overall! I could not imagine how this would be like in the real life. When sal was talking about Tammys story it really touched me because i felt so bad for her becacuse i realized that her life will be like that for the rest of her life. Even though she tries so hard and walks so long to work, her life is like a never ending cycle. If she got sick one day and couldn't work 10 miles to work, that would ruin her whole week because her paycheck wouldn't be as high, and she would suffer financially. It is so hard to move up in social classes because nothing is perfect, but there is hope, and it is not impossible!