Barbara Ehrenreich, The Author Of The Novel Nickeled And

Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of the novel Nickeled and Dimed on (Not) Getting by in America, family had achieved middle class, as she was fulfilling her Bachelor’s degree in physics. As time proceeds, she attended Graduate school to pursue her master’s degree in cell biology. Ehrenreich became involved with a woman s health movement, and also became a teacher at Old Westbury, in New York. With her activism in the women’s movement, she began to write about feminism and the myth regarding it being a cause of heart disease. This article opened doors for Ehrenreich, and was the foundation for her career in journalism. Ehrenreich primarily focused on social injustices, inequality, and women’s rights. In 2001, Ehrenreich published her book,†¦show more content†¦However, those actions were the ones that set her apart from â€Å"typical† low wage individuals; for the things she could not sacrifice were many of which low- wage workers did not have . From that point on, her motif became objective; her new goal was to assess the scientific perspective of relations between a low- wage worker’s income, to their ability to cover their expenses. To some these may extreme ways to experience poverty, I am for one included in that bunch. As she soon realized, she was never going to truly understand what it is necessarily â€Å" be poor† because she has become dependent on the commodities and accommodations that come along with wealth, I began to regain interest into her motifs. To coincide, due to her exposure to wealth and middle- class commodities, such as her car, she had a difficult time making necessary sacrifices. In opposition, for those who are not given the luxury of owning a car, they will not have a difficult time adjusting because they know how to survive without one. The materialistic commodities that she desired, are those of which may not be attained by those living on low- income. I find it relatively displeasing when she states that the â€Å"working poor are anonymous donors† (P. 120) because that statement is relatively accurate. I have watched my family push beyond the poverty line, but that did not come with great sacrifice. My parents decided to move to Arizona and work until they could breach that