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At first the book Nickel and Dimed left me with a bitter taste. I felt that the author was extremely judgmental of any person or persons different than herself. She said she chose Minnesota because "[She worried] that the Latinos might be hogging all the crap jobs and substandard housing for themselves" (121). After reading and rereading, I wondered if she was slightly racist. Another comment she made concerning "large" people in Minnesota made me feel slightly defensive. Also, another thing that I disliked about the book was she would start on irrelevant tangents. One such tangent was about a bird that resided in an apartment she was borrowing. "When I am home, Budgies wants to be out of his cage, a desire he makes known by squawking or pacing dementedly" (130). Mrs. Ehrenreich continued on her rant for several pages. Then, she would start on a whole new subject which led me to believe that she used this book to take a couple shots at things that have bothered her for a long time. Her attitude seemed too unrefined for my taste.
In spite of this, I looked past all the poor choices of expression she chose to use in her book and I was able to see her humanness under the sarcasm. Mrs. Ehrenreich showed how even though she was a "writer" she had faults, too. Her humanness in her actions and language allowed me to feel that she was really revealing herself to the reader. She exposed her weaknesses throughout the text. One example was while working at K-Mart, "One night I came back bone-tired from my last break and am distressed to fine a new person , [in] my White Stag are" (167). I, too, have been so tired at work that the slightest change can turn me into a mean person. That was what happened to the author, and I was able to appreciate her dry humor because I recognized her situation as one close to my own. Another part that struck me as to her being only human, was when she was working with the Merry Maids Company.
Nickel & Dimed By Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist who posed as an unskilled worker in 1998 to highlight the struggles encountered every day by Americans attempting to live on minimum wage. ... Nickel & Dimed is about her ecperiences as the traveled around america trying to make ends meet just like millions of Americans do everyday. ...
Nickel & Dimed Evaluation Q: Considering the evidence reported by Ehrerich- which paradigm, theories and or concepts from the stratification chapters are supported in her research findings? Cite the excerpts, quotes and pages to show how they support or refute the paradigms and concepts from th...
The employee in the book Nickel and Dimed was without trust ,ill treated and without praise. This type of treatment lower the employee self estemm. Molly Maid is prime example to show how they work their employee to the limit without any reconition. The team work with the maids was absolutely am...
I Work for a Living Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is the tale of a middle-aged professional (with Ph.D.!) ... Two years ago I wrote a story for The Siskiyou Newspaper, an "old-fashioned journalism" story (not unlike Nickel and Dimed). ... Consequently, Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed holds a special place in my heart. ...
Nickel And Dimed Nickel and Dimed The United States of America is the richest nation in the world. Very poor countries look to us for help. We give them clothes, food, and housing. I understand as a rich nation we should help out some of the less fortunate people in the world, but what a...
Nickel and Dimed Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, is a well written but frightening book that looks into the real lives of invisible, low wage, hard working Americans. ... Nickel and Dimed is a well written book that provides the truth to many unspoken topics that arise in our society. ...
nickle and dimed 4. ... Nickel and Dimed was written in a very momentous time for the nation's poor people. ... In the book Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich talked about poverty in many occasions and she went on to describe the lives that her co-workers lived. ...
Nickel and Dimed Frederick Taylor, known as the father of scientific management, takes responsibility for the change in the American workplace organization throughout the twentieth century. ... Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of Nickel and Dimed, raises awareness of the lives of low-wage, poverty stricken people being pushed into the labor Market by welfare reform, by highlighting the struggles they encounter daily. ...
