"The Richer‚ The Poorer" What is a short story? “A short story is a work of fiction that develops a single idea” (Dowling Central‚ n.d.). Dorothy West‚ an author of many short stories‚ has entertained and taught many lessons throughout her writings. This paper will discuss West’s short story‚ “The Richer‚ The Poorer.” In addition‚ this paper will examine the entertainment value of this story as it relates to the lesson it teaches to the reader by discussing the literary elements found in “The Richer
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ver the years Lottie had urged Bess to prepare for her old age. Over the years Bess had lived each day as if there were no other. Now they were both past sixty‚ the time for summing up. Lottie had a bank account that had never grown lean. Bess had the clothes on her back‚ and the rest of her worldly possessions in a battered suitcase. Lottie had hated being a child‚ hearing her parents’ skimping and scraping. Bess had never seemed to notice. All she ever wanted was to go outside and play. She learned
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“For Poorer‚ For Richer” is a picture story about two refugees‚ Htay Beh and Aung Kaung Myat‚ who are from Burma‚ and now living with their sons and daughters in the Buffalo‚ New York. What brings them to come from Burma to Buffalo? They were driven far away from home by violence said in the article. However‚ their lives in Buffalo is even worse. They might tolerate hunger‚ poorness‚ bullied by federal government. The report showed that every person gets 8.02 dollars per year for welfare. Sounds
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“The Richer‚ the Poorer”‚ written by Dorothy West is the story of two women‚ and the way they viewed money and how it affected their life. Lottie was the wise sister who had always been conscious of the money troubles her family suffered and this made her determined to have enough money to be able to afford whatever she wanted. She worked hard and saved every penny she earned. Her sister Bess‚ on the other hand‚ enjoyed every day and never had a care in the world‚ blissfully ignorant of the troubles
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Mikal Hayden - Gates Character Analysis Essay 4/2/13 The Richer‚ The Poorer In Dorothy West’s short story‚ The Richer‚ The Poorer‚ the reader is introduced to two distinct characters: Lottie and Bess. Unlike Lottie‚ Bess was the type of person who “lived each day as if there were no other.” Bess never settled in one place; she and her husband Harry lived as gypsies and even got stuck in Europe. Lottie on the other hand lived as a miser whose source of excitement was going to work and saving
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Rhetorical Analysis of the Essay "Richer and Poorer" In the essay "Richer and Poorer" which was written by Mrs. Jill Lepore and published on March 16‚ 2015 at The New Yorker‚ which is the Kairos used. In the article "Richer and Poorer" Mrs. Jill Lepore explains how the Gini index is used to calculate the inequality among nations‚ America‚ so called the greatest nation‚ has the highest rate of inequality of all times. Inequalities segregate power and authority between the affluent and the destitute
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age of globalization‚ the rich and poor divide has grown into a chasm. Richer and more developed countries enjoy access to technology and a higher standard of living‚ whereas the poorer and less developed countries are struggling with poverty‚ malnutrition and lack of basic amenities. This is where one might question whether the richer nations should help the poorer ones. The rich has many reasons why they should help the poorer nations‚ it portrays them in a good light‚ it will benefit them economically
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In the essay “Richer and Poorer‚” written by Jill Lepore published in The New Yorker‚ March 16‚ 2015‚ she discusses the issue of income inequality. The author effectively uses the rhetorical strategies logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos to convince her educated readers that income inequality is an issue in the United States. Jill Lepore uses effective logos when she writes‚ “In 2013‚ the U.S. Census Bureau reported a Gini index of .476‚”(1) after explaining what the Gini index is. The author discusses the
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Robert B. Reich‚ Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor‚ Poorer Reich starts his exordium with a distribution of where American workers found themselves in the early 1990’s in reference to where almost all American workers were just 20 years before. Reich placed most of the workers that contributed to the economy during the Nixon administration as being in one boat‚ analogous to the famous quote by G.K. Chesterton‚ “We are all in the same boat‚ in a stormy sea‚ and we owe each other a terrible
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survive on its own. Rich nations should stop giving aid to poorer nations as this can create over-reliance. Due to the constant help given by rich nations‚ government of poorer nations may end up not doing anything to help its country and allow richer nations to help them. This will result in them being unable to be independent and always have to rely on richer nations for aid. Problems may start surfacing during economic crisis where richer nations may cut down the amount of aid to help their own
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