I can't believe it! No one in this family understands me! I work and work all day everyday, waiting and driving my boss around. Waiting and watching as he goes on fancy lunches and closes deals worth millions. More money is made in one conversation than my family can hope to make in our lifetime. I'm so sick of it! It's always "Yes sir" or "No sir" or "Right away sir". Mama left the South to escape slavery but we're still kept under the thumb of the rich and white. They say education is how they got ahead, it's how they made that money they're spending like water, but I don't see that. Even at their worst they were still middle class. They've never felt the grip of poverty, the worry about providing clothing for their children. Walter hasn't had new shoes for a semester, yet my boss has more than ten pairs! My child has to bag groceries for pocket money, but the little white boys and girls have more than enough to fritter away on useless things. This is why I need the investment to work out. The startup money will grow and grow. After all, everybody has drink liquor, so I'd never go out of business. Ruth never gives me no support so I'll just have to convince Mama myself.
- Walter Younger
Awesome post Elizabeth! I also wrote in Walters POV and you brought up some very nice points that I had never thought about!
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