Journal April 26

3. "There ain't no causes - there ain't nothing but taking in this world, and he who takes the most is smartest - and it don't make a damn bit of difference how," [A Raisin in the Sun 143]. I don't believe this to be true because having a lot of material items doesn't mean that you will be respected or well-off. I could rob a bank, and yes, I would have a lot, but I wouldn't be any smarter. In fact, I would be more stupid because I would have to deal with the repercussions for my actions. However, I feel like people living in different socio-economic class would see this statement differently. People living in poorer conditions, not having a lot of material items, would probably see the people who have a lot as smarter or somehow better. People living in higher socio-economic classes, however, would probably not see the people who have more as being smarter. This is because people living in higher socio-economic class wouldn't like to admit that "there ain't noting but taking in this world," [A Raisin in the Sun 143].