Andrew, anthony, joseph, and scott have been friends since they were small children. they were raised in a lower-middle-class community. each of them graduated from high school. after high school they attempted to keep in contact with each other. after a few years they were all in different locations and eventually lost contact with one another. out of the four friends, anthony was the only one to graduate college and become successful. anthony values hard work, family, and charity. scott, andrew, and joseph place more value on being tough and street smart. according to miller, these values of toughness and street smarts are referred to as and specifically fit to conditions in lower-class environments.