Life in New York Tenement Houses
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Life in New York Tenement Houses
1. What are the three distinct classes of homes in the tenement houses? In what ways does each reflect the needs and resources of the renters?
There are three distinct classes of houses in the tenement-houses; the cheapest is the attic home. Three rooms is next and is usually for very poor people. The vast majority of respectable working people live in four rooms. Each of these classes reflects the needs and resources of the renters in that the attic home, for example, is generally one small room and is usually rented out by a lonely elderly person with not much money. Three rooms generally consist of a kitchen and two dark bedrooms and are usually rented out to very poor people who have a family. Four rooms generally consist of a kitchen, two dark bedrooms, and a parlor and are usually rented out by respectable, hard working families.
2. What views does the author have of landlords, the "young street roughs," and the dispossessed German woman? What do his views of each have in common?
The author views the landlords as just people who are trying not to lose money on their investment (the property). The author explains that the unreasonable harshness of many landlords is often justifiable because it is the only way to secure them against loss. The author views the dispossessed German woman as a worthy person, which is why he rented two small rooms for the woman and her daughter. He views the "young street roughs" as just normal people who, if approached properly would help with good will. The author's views of each, is of good will. He does not view any of them with hate or anger.
3. What, according to the author, is the role of the city mission churches in the tenement areas?
According to the author, the role of the city mission churches in the tenement areas is to find better homes for the immigrants who come to the city and are living in deplorable conditions.
4. In what ways does the tenement
Life in New York Tenement Houses
1. What are the three distinct classes of homes in the tenement houses? In what ways does each reflect the needs and resources of the renters?
There are three distinct classes of houses in the tenement-houses; the cheapest is the attic home. Three rooms is next and is usually for very poor people. The vast majority of respectable working people live in four rooms. Each of these classes reflects the needs and resources of the renters in that the attic home, for example, is generally one small room and is usually rented out by a lonely elderly person with not much money. Three rooms generally consist of a kitchen and two dark bedrooms and are usually rented out to very poor people who have a family. Four rooms generally consist of a kitchen, two dark bedrooms, and a parlor and are usually rented out by respectable, hard working families.
2. What views does the author have of landlords, the "young street roughs," and the dispossessed German woman? What do his views of each have in common?
The author views the landlords as just people who are trying not to lose money on their investment (the property). The author explains that the unreasonable harshness of many landlords is often justifiable because it is the only way to secure them against loss. The author views the dispossessed German woman as a worthy person, which is why he rented two small rooms for the woman and her daughter. He views the "young street roughs" as just normal people who, if approached properly would help with good will. The author's views of each, is of good will. He does not view any of them with hate or anger.
3. What, according to the author, is the role of the city mission churches in the tenement areas?
According to the author, the role of the city mission churches in the tenement areas is to find better homes for the immigrants who come to the city and are living in deplorable conditions.
4. In what ways does the tenement