Compare And Contrast The Story Of An Hour And New York Day Women
Economically Disadvantaged
Poverty and economic disadvantage is a struggle that many people face everyday. When one hears of poverty, image of emaciated children in Africa come to mind. Though developed countries may not have poverty to that extent, it exists more than some people acknowledge. Two of the groups most vulnerable to economic disadvantage are women and minorities, especially those who are dependent.
Women, especially those placed in a dependent position, such as Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” and the mother in Edwidge Danticat’s “New York Day Women” are at a greater economic disadvantage. Although belonging to a higher economic class, Mrs. Mallard of “The Story of an Hour,” does not have any individual income …show more content…
In “Discovering America,” the narrator, a Native American, hops from one job to another and is stereotyped and treated as an outsider in each of the city he lives in (Jones 135). “The Secret Lion” narrator is socially isolated in his hometown as he is completely oblivious to the existence of a golf course in his own community. Belonging to a lower socioeconomic class, the narrator and his friend Sergio do not have the same access to community resources as other members of the community who belong to a higher socioeconomic class (Rios 184). Limited resources and opportunities also lead Sonny of “Sonny’s Blues” to fall into heroin addiction and imprisonment. Impoverished communities, such as Harlem, make it difficult for people to rise above the financial and social challenges to become successful (Baldwin 547 - …show more content…
This may lead to more workplace injuries, missed work, and increased healthcare cost. Minimal wage, poor education and language barrier contribute to indirect form of societal oppression due to lack of power over the system and even their own life. All of these factors can lead to a cycle of poverty, in which lack of education, power, and resources, prevent the next generation from overcoming poverty. Once this cyclical poverty has started, it is difficult to break as the same challenges are faced from one generation to the next. Breaking this cycle of poverty would require an outside influence or a very determined individual such as narrator of “Sonny’s
Poverty and economic disadvantage is a struggle that many people face everyday. When one hears of poverty, image of emaciated children in Africa come to mind. Though developed countries may not have poverty to that extent, it exists more than some people acknowledge. Two of the groups most vulnerable to economic disadvantage are women and minorities, especially those who are dependent.
Women, especially those placed in a dependent position, such as Mrs. Mallard in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” and the mother in Edwidge Danticat’s “New York Day Women” are at a greater economic disadvantage. Although belonging to a higher economic class, Mrs. Mallard of “The Story of an Hour,” does not have any individual income …show more content…
In “Discovering America,” the narrator, a Native American, hops from one job to another and is stereotyped and treated as an outsider in each of the city he lives in (Jones 135). “The Secret Lion” narrator is socially isolated in his hometown as he is completely oblivious to the existence of a golf course in his own community. Belonging to a lower socioeconomic class, the narrator and his friend Sergio do not have the same access to community resources as other members of the community who belong to a higher socioeconomic class (Rios 184). Limited resources and opportunities also lead Sonny of “Sonny’s Blues” to fall into heroin addiction and imprisonment. Impoverished communities, such as Harlem, make it difficult for people to rise above the financial and social challenges to become successful (Baldwin 547 - …show more content…
This may lead to more workplace injuries, missed work, and increased healthcare cost. Minimal wage, poor education and language barrier contribute to indirect form of societal oppression due to lack of power over the system and even their own life. All of these factors can lead to a cycle of poverty, in which lack of education, power, and resources, prevent the next generation from overcoming poverty. Once this cyclical poverty has started, it is difficult to break as the same challenges are faced from one generation to the next. Breaking this cycle of poverty would require an outside influence or a very determined individual such as narrator of “Sonny’s