Analysis Of Evicted By Matthew Desmond

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Without a home, there is no real hope, Many Americans experienced through eviction that this is true. Award winning of the Pulitzer Prize author Matthew Desmond wrote “Evicted,” published in March 2016, he argues that without a home and having hope you suffer consequences throughout life. Desmond starts proving this statement by showing how many people being evicted without a home has affected them physically, mentally, and socially by stating what he has seen and from America’s research and data. Towards the end, Desmond’s attempt to prove why low-income families should be given universal vouchers due to the right to liberty strengthens his credibility and argument. In his epilogue, Desmond first talks about what home is and how it makes

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