In Born Poor and Smart, Angela Locke presents the difficulties she and her mother faced, despite her efforts to rise from a lower to a higher social class. He explains that all they faced from people were unequal manners. According to her, oppression only dominates when given an opportunity in society. In most cases, the poor are looked down upon by their rich colleagues due to their lack of intelligence and are always treated as social failures (Locke, 2005). Locke demonstrates the difficulty underlying the intention to change social class if one does not have a wealthy background despite the success associated with money. In this case, money is the component that creates the basis of disparities in