Thispaper presents an in-depth discussion on "The Boo Aint No Making It" by James MacLeod. It takes the reader through the
mind of the author and his belief that racisms and social structure count more towards a person's ability to succeed or fail in life than any other factor. He does this by detailing two groups of teens, one white one black and their attitudes and ideas as high school students. Then he goes back eight years later and sees how they turned out.