Sanders The men we carry in our minds

             Scott Russell Sanders wrote an argument entitles, "The Men We Carry In Our Minds." It deals with the problems that exist between sex and social class issues. This short work demonstrates troubles that lie between rich and poor, males and females. The time period that this piece was written tells of issues dealing with the earlier part of the 20th century.
             Sander's was born into a poor, low-class family that had only known hard labor. During his childhood he witnessed many a men go to the same job day in and day out to do back breaking labor so as to support their families. From his yard he had a view of the prison and watched black prisoner's slave away against the land. Watching them were guards dressed in white that didn't raise an arm or bend their backs to do their job.
             Sanders claimed that, "As a boy, [he] also knew of another sort of [man], who did not sweat and break down like mules" (Sanders 515). He saw soldiers, who didn't work in the factories or the fields, as far as he could tell they didn't work at all. He watched these soldiers from his house on a military base in Ohio. He knew the life of the soldier conceived of little excitement except for in the time of war. Either way, he knew that he neither wanted to inherit his father's life, though after time he prospered, or join the military. As a youngster, he also saw the difference in men and women in the workplace.
             His ideas of women were ladies who sat around the house reading, tidying up and running errands. To him this was a life of luxury. But as Sander's said, "I was slow to understand the deep grievances of women" (Sanders 516). He idolized them, though they suffered as men suffered when money was tight, it wasn't their fault or responsibility. As Sanders say's, "...they were not the ones who failed" (Sanders 516). This idea took a transition when he went to college.
             Sander's was very fortunate to attend college. He himself was very surp...

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