In The Glass Castles, By J. K.

J.K. Rowling states, “Poverty involves fear and stress and sometimes depression.” Poverty is defined as not having money to supply food, shelter or clothing. In fact, there are several conflicts between the two, both rural and urban poverty suffer with housing, transportation, and crime.
To start, rural regions lack resources for better housing since they are typically smaller in population. Tracey Ross states in her article “One contributing factor to the increase in suburban poverty is the lack of quality for affordable housing options in urban areas.” In the Glass Castles, The family lives a small area called Welch, which is considered less modern than the city. The Walls family are less fortunate and has many circumstances and barriers while living in poverty. For instance, the only place they could afford was a small home that didn’t have any running water. In fact, this family could hardly keep food on the
As a matter of fact, the article states “The affordable –housing crisis is complicated by the fact that housing tends to be more expensive in good areas with transportation.” Pottstown, which is considered to be a suburban area located in Montgomery county one, needs a car because of the distance from getting place to place. In the same way, Welch is seen as a poor rural area and needed to rely mainly on automobiles for transportation. However, in the city, transportation is more available even though space is limited and more congested. In general, when living in the city, it’s easier and there is better access to public transportation, which consist of buses, trolleys and subways which runs more frequently. In reality, there are a several of positive as well as negative factors that contribute the overall quality of life in urban vs rural communities and if there is any general statement to be made about urban living, it is that there is a great deal of diversity and