In the United States, the major function of the Horatio Alger myth is to:
A) eliminate the need for formal education
B) legitimize the current patterns of inequality
C) make the class system more open
D) motivate the poor to work harder

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The Horatio Alger myth suggests that anyone can achieve success through hard work and determination, which serves to justify and legitimize existing social inequalities by implying that those who are not successful simply did not work hard enough.

In the United States, the Major Function of the Horatio