The Living Poor Ehrenreich Rhetorical Analysis

Ehrenreich's personal experience into the world of the living poor introduces a rarely seen world. Her insight into the living poor provides invaluable information that a large majority of the United States has rarely seen or experienced. Her methods, which can be considered courageous in comparison to what most people would attempt, could easily be improved.
Her experience into the world of the living poor introduces an entirely unseen world in the American economy. As a consumer, we witness many of the workers who earn minimum wage, and while their private lives are talked about, Ehrenreich's first-person view introduces an entirely different view in comparison with the many statistics about the poor's lack of income. Furthermore, her success proves that with hard work and dedication, everyone has the potential to succeed. Her overall argument in support for the living poor is increased as a result of experience. Most individuals will never experience the life of the living poor; therefore, Ehrenreich's account presents the issue of poverty into a whole new social class. As for myself, I truly believe that the majority of the citizens living
The best method for creating friendship and receiving social assistance: church. Churches establish faith and help for a large number of the working poor. In a research conducted by TIME magazine, 90% of the population that earns less than $25,000 believes in god, while only 78% of the population with as household income over $75,000 and over 50 years of age believes in heaven (TIME 24). Ehrenreich, however, refuses the advice from Caroline, a woman in Minnesota, telling her to "Always find a church" (Ehrenreich 132). Based on her refusal, her future complaints about the lack of help seem to only emphasize her political view when I plainly understand that help is readily available. I believe her refusal to attend church only creates a harder life for herself in the