I
think the central idea of the book thus far is about poverty in America. No matter what a person background or occupation is you can be affected by poverty. This book
show insight on how poverty really affect people. I think this book also show how
people become under the poverty line. Many people think people that are in
poverty are lazy and don’t want to work. But really it’s the economic that
failed the people. Evidence from Abramsky book would be the short stories on individuals personal lives. The stories I have read explain their struggles and how they got there.
What
struck me the most was reading the little stories on the individuals. It amaze
me how a person can come from having everything to having nothing. The mother
was an accountant with two teenagers. From my knowledge being an accountant is
a great paying job. She came from $60,000 to $20,000 a year. That is a big change
in anyone life. The lady talk about the struggles she had finding a job. She didn’t
understand why she wasn’t getting a job with great references. She also goes to
say how she went through her saving, retirement, and unemployment benefits. Another
specific passages that stuck me was the English teacher. Both the teacher and
students was affected by poverty. Students told their stories about living in poverty.
The teacher could tell his student was affected by their family struggles. He noticed
because their work began to show it. Students found it hard to focus because they
was worried about home. Worrying about if there would still be a place to call
home. Wondering where the next meal would come from. Even thinking about
leaving school to get a job to help make ends meet. I feel bad for the students
and parents because everyone is affected badly.
Lanise Florence
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