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Rich dad poor dad, is based on a true story about the author Robert, and him explaining how the Rich got rich and how the middle class and poor class stay the same and are stagnant. In the beginning of they story Robert tells the story about when he was younger and how him and his best friend Mike, began learning about finances. Rich dad is Mike's father, while poor dad is Roberts biological father. The reason why he refers to them in this way is because Mike's dad is wealthier and runs businesses, and poor dad is a middle class men who went to college and believes in the importance of education, getting a job and working hard for the rest of your life. This book illustrates the two different mindsets that both of these fathers have and the difference that it can make in someone's financial area in life

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Robert T. Kiyosaki

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I would say one important theme in the story is that your mindset and perspective in how you view certain things in life will also reflect in the actions you make. The reason for this theme is because of the way that the author gives us the example of the mindset that his rich dad has and what the outcome was and also how the way his poor dad thought specifically in finances affected him too.

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When the author was giving the example of how him and his friend had to face the challenge of seeing how rich dad thought and they had to work and barely get paid. This happened on purpose to teach the lesson of the importance of your mindset in situations in life, and also how many are living in a trap, cycle. "“Don’t worry about that for now. Just know that it’s fear that keeps most people working at a job: the fear of not paying their bills, the fear of being fired, the fear of not having enough money, and the fear of starting over. That’s the price of studying to learn a profession or trade, and then working for money. Most people become a slave to money—

and then get angry at their boss” (Kiyosaki 23). This piece of evidence in the story highlights the important message was trying to get across to the kids about the trap that many people live in

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To show and represent how someones mindset is important, there was a time in the beginning of the story when rich dad was talking to the kids, when one of them was concerned and was being close minded rich dad's answer was, "To these few people, it means they need and want to

learn something. They learn and move on. Most quit, and a few like

you fight" ( Kiyosaki 20). This message is important as it ties in with the theme, many people will sit whine, and quit. There will be few who refuse to settle and choose to push and fight.

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Failure inspires winners. And failure defeats losers. It is the biggest secret of winners. It’s the secret that losers do not know. The greatest secret of winners is that failure inspires winning" (Kiyosaki 132). This quote also proves how the word failure can mean differently to many people. For some failure means means defeat and that's for the losers. While the winners are winners even after they "fail" because it inspires them to go forward and not give up.

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“I doubt it,” said rich dad. “Instead, they feel the fear of not
having money. They don’t confront it logically. They react emotionally instead of using their heads,” rich dad said. “Then, they get a few bucks in their hands and again, the emotions of joy, desire, and greed take over. And again they react, instead of think.”
“So their emotions control their brain,” Mike said (Kiyosaki 30). This is an example of the rat race that is mentioned in the story. the race where many people let money run them, and fear, and greed. when these emotions take over many don't think they just act and react, this is what one of their outcomes is because of their mentality.

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in the second lesson the author also gives an example of assets and liabilities and how the rich and middle class you them differently.  The middle class does not have many sources of income... Typically, their only source of income is their paycheck. Their livelihood becomes entirely dependent
on their employer. So when genuine “deals of a lifetime” come along, these people can’t take advantage of them because they are working so hard, are taxed to the max, and are loaded with debt (Kiyosaki 67). Because the middle class doesn't not have multiple streams of income they rely on their employers and to receive their paycheck, but don't invest the money rather spend it all. This connects to the theme how they allow emotions to run their actions, and also an example of the trap

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the brain would be used for symbolism because it represents the theme in order to change your perspective, mentality it all starts in the brain ,"their emotions control their brains" (Kiyosaki 30). the importance of the theme was to show how the middle class thinks when it comes to finances, their mind, perspective is what determines their outcome, this all goes back to the brain.