Nate Whitley

I was shocked to find the Hallway Hangers firm belief in the American Dream. They have been shown more clearly than any other social class that the American dream is dead. They have nearly no hope of moving into the middle class and what hope they do have requires a different education system than the one provided. My only thought is that they cling to the ideals of the American dream in order to feel as though they have a chance of one day making it big. Or they believe in a micro-scale American dream that they will move up in their jobs and generate more street cred. Either way it is clear to the reader that these boys have no betting chance of making a life for themselves which anyone else would be satisfied with.