Growing up in Glenview during the 21st century can’t easily be related to someone growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the 20th century. Not only was I already born in America, but I have always been able to get basic things such as a brush. In the story, Bread Givers, Sara Smolinsky struggles everyday to get food and acquire items that seem very basic to us. When she runs away at the age of 17, she is left alone and without anyone to support her. Sara working to make enough money to support herself, and study at night to become a teacher is something I can’t compare myself to. Not only do I not work, but I am able to afford basic possessions in my life. Sara isn’t able to afford this, and therefore must struggle in order to
