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Women still are not equal, nor are low wage workers. There is still a large gap in society.

People that work tend to actually try to achieve their tasks and goals. They put time and effort into their jobs, no matter how low paying. However, companies don't invest the same care into their workers, and basically leave them to fend for themselves.

The author of this article reviews the the novel and suggests that enrenreich's purpose in writing this novel is to help the people if the middle and upper class to understand what it is like to be a low-wage worker. This is similar to the jungle and the grapes of wrath in the fact that it is an exposé.

I agree with your comparison of N&D to The Jungle and The GOW on the basis that they are all expose. All three of them aim to alter the views of the general american public by generating a sense of sympathy for the underprivileged labor population.

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This source provides the analyzation of the themes of the novel including her empathy towards the workers. This author looks at the people not the demographics and the statistics of the common low-wage worker in order to appeal to the reader and in order to sympathize with the employees.

"he saw his task as waking up "dead Negroes" by revealing the truth about America and about themselves"

This source provides details about Malcolm's life, and this quote shows direct correspondence to Invisible Man. The people in Invisible Man are sleeping and not truly living like the people here.

This article sums up abuse and bad business ethics from The Jungle to today. The reasoning used is that the meat industry simply abuses their power because they can. Profits are once again the overall goal for the businessmen that run our meat industry.

"Malcolm is appalled at black people who try to become more "white" by adopting "white" forms of speech and dress"

This source shows the complete background of Malcolm's life, and this quote focuses on the effect that blacks in society that try to become white have on him.

This article talks about how while children are suppose to feel bonded to their parents, they are not suppose to feel in bondage to them. This switch results in a change of position of parent in child within a family unit, resulting in stress and abnormal feelings. This is seen in the Bundren household, especially with Anse, as he sees his children as objects to take care of him.

The argument of who is in more risk of an occupational hazard: a McDonald's part time employee or the chain manager, it's a difficult decision to realize... of course, that was a sarcastic statement. Corporate giants and its executives have been indulging themselves in countless benefits including the benefit of proper health care while its typical kitchen employees struggle to keep up with quota demands set by greedy managers, providing an education for themselves and trying to raise children in order to maintain a family. This excerpt is clear proof of the sickening business ethics large corporations now follow: not to protect its workers, but rather the privileged who wallow in their own wealth. 

This article describes the rise of the Nation of Islam in America and Malcolm's role in it. The organization that Malcolm worked so hard to build up eventually struck him down.

this shows the symbolism in which the American dream is corrupt through which gatsbys house is empty. it shows that the true american dream is not reachable

Profiles of different Migrant worker organizations. If these had existed in the time of The Jungle and GOW, maybe things would have been easier for the two families! In the modern day, these groups all work to make sure the basic needs of workers are met, and that they are not being exploited or used.

On 21 February 1965, Malcolm X was gunned down in broad daylight at a political rally at the Audobon Ballroom in Harlem, New York. The very embodiment of black power, Malcolm X gave his life for his cause. A freedom fighter, he was determined to achieve his aims - "by any means necessary," as he put it.

Malcolm X truly was misunderstood. The influences in his life shaped who he was at certain moments in time, and I don't think the world really got to see the true Malcolm until after her returned from Mecca with a different mindset about whites.

That's a good point. They do actually have to do really tough work, just like everyone else, except they can't make ends meet just because their jobs are deemed insignificant and their corporations are full of greedy aristocrats. These people suffer and are just disposed.

"The most shocking in the new book came from an ex-employee of one large retailer, who told Ehrenreich that in 2003 the company held him captive for six hours and interrogated him for giving a colleague a discount on a videogame, before getting him to write a false confession and firing him. A former colleague alleged that such incidents were not unusual." In this article, an interview with the author, Ehrenreich looks back on the reception she has had from the book. In once instance, a worker was fired for something he didn't do. This shows the lack of ethics in the workplace, and the lack of respect employers have for the workers.

This again shows the connection between Nickel and Dimed and The Grapes of Wrath. Both Steinbeck and Ehrenreich are in favor of evoking the readers passion and having the people try to rise up. By using passion and feelings to motivate the people and display the poor treatment of workers

This article focuses on the etymology behind each name in As I Lay Dying. Darl is a darling, but his mother scorns his love, whereas Jewel is the most loved child in the family, even though he has an unkind personality. The names are highly sarcastic

Many people condemn homeless/poverty level people because they assume that their low status is their own lazy fault. They assume that because there are tons of jobs out there at the entry level, it's easy for the workers of these jobs to survive. However, this isn't the case, as they work harder than the majority of middle class people and struggle to eke out a living. It not only destroys their wallets but also their souls and willpower.

This is the finally realization that helps the reader know the the narator has matured and discovered how to overcme the oppression. He see the controlling his ow destiny and unity are the keys for success