As stated earlier, minorities do not try to better themselves to their best ability. Minorities wait to see what is going to happen instead of making it happen themselves. In addition, gender is very important in the American Dream also. Women are less likely to accomplish the American Dream than men. This is true due to the fact that the system is set up for white males.
White males control most of the major positions of any business.
Examples are presidents of colleges, principals of school, general mangers or CEOs of companies, and owners of some companies. Not saying that women don t hold any of these positions, but they are very few in number. With the males controlling most of the major job positions and decisions, women have to be over qualified for their position. John Langston Gwaltney's article, Rosa Wakefield, is an example of one who was not gifted with the American Dream. She was one of the older children and had to take care of her younger brothers and sisters.