Despite the idea that America is a free nation whose principle is that an individual's class does not matter in their success in life, those who live in the lower classes and those who have studied socio-economics know this is not true. If you are born into poverty in America, it is very difficult to escape that situation, and most of the time, the class you are born into is the class you will stay in for the rest of your life. It's not impossible to escape your class level, but it's just very difficult and even harder to stay outside of your original class level once you exit it. This is the case of the Missing Class, as explained in the book The Missing Class Portraits of the Near Poor in America by Katherine S. Newman and Victor Tan Chen. The missing class is most easily described as those who have managed to escape poverty, but lack the stability of the middle class. The missing class lives in constant fear of returning to poverty, as they should, because all it would take is one final setback, such as a divorce or job loss, for members of the missing class to return once again to poverty. poverty. With virtually no government assistance, the vanished class fend for themselves, often working long and hard to try to secure a future for themselves and their children. Unfortunately, children are often left alone due to the hard work of their parents and are just as at risk as poor children when it comes to failing in school and entering a life of crime. The Missing Class is a book that questions the idea of ​​the American dream still existing for those who sacrifice for it, how various families survive without any sort of safety net, and how being part of the Missing Class affects a family life......... middle of paper......-the economy in America, giving those born into weak economic situations, born into the missing class, a chance to achieving the success that comes easily to those in the middle and upper class. Americans like to think that with work comes financial success, and that those with low incomes are simply lazy or don't work as hard as they could, but looking at the missing class, we know that this is not the case. is not the case. SO. Sometimes the situation you were born into decides what the rest of your life will be like, and if America is supposed to be a land of equality where everyone has a chance to succeed, then advantages must be given to those who have the misfortune of being born lower down. on the social and economic scale. If the problems of the missing class are not addressed and resolved, then the problems will only get worse and continue, leaving much of America barely getting by..