In 1961 Michael Harrington published what appeared to be a political exposé titled, “Michael Harrington Unveils “The Other America” Outside Suburbia, 1961”. Harrington’s purpose for writing this exposé seems to have been to unveil that poverty still appeared to be running rampant in many rural areas of the United States contrary to popular belief. His argument appears to have been that poverty has not been solved, and America’s poorest could not afford basic necessities such as healthcare, but due to commodities such as cheap clothes they appeared to be doing alright. Historically, the United States had been idealized as a luxurious dreamland yet in reality this had been a façade and the harsh truth lay writhing beneath the surface. America
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Harrington’s piece does not appear to be heavily biased however his tone implies disgust at American society’s willingness to hide their nations poverty rather than to properly assess the situation. Harrington’s target audience appears to be the American people, with his likely intent being to pester them to stop ignoring the distress of their fellow citizens and to commit themselves to really changing the circumstances of these people.
The most significant point made in this article seems to be that the society of the United States has imperfections and real problems. Additionally, the people who had been pushed to the bottom deserved the same opportunities and basic standard of living afforded to the rest of Americans. Harrington’s piece seems …show more content…
Harrington then states that in truth around 45 million American citizens still live in poverty and that they remain essentially invisible and unseen by their fellow citizens. He discusses how the higher-class citizens ignore even the bare glimpses that they do see of this portion of the American society. Harrington appears to have a skill at communicating the necessary information to the reader by making an argument without ever outright stating that he wants to do so. Thus Harrington lets the reader come to their own conclusion, causing the idea to linger in their mind rather than feeding them an argument which can be cherrypicked for biases. The author seems to discuss all the factors of the situation without much bias, but some biases appear evident in his choice of words in the exposé with terminology like “…the poor still inhabit the miserable housing…,” thus effectively showing he holds no favor of this concept as he used the word miserable when he could have used a more docile term. By using such descriptive language Harrington makes his empathy for the poverty stricken clear as well as his disgust for those who feign ignorance to the situation. The author employs proper language in the text however it does not appear to be prim rather it seems to be everyday language, although it would not be considered slang. Furthermore, the author
Harrington’s piece does not appear to be heavily biased however his tone implies disgust at American society’s willingness to hide their nations poverty rather than to properly assess the situation. Harrington’s target audience appears to be the American people, with his likely intent being to pester them to stop ignoring the distress of their fellow citizens and to commit themselves to really changing the circumstances of these people.
The most significant point made in this article seems to be that the society of the United States has imperfections and real problems. Additionally, the people who had been pushed to the bottom deserved the same opportunities and basic standard of living afforded to the rest of Americans. Harrington’s piece seems …show more content…
Harrington then states that in truth around 45 million American citizens still live in poverty and that they remain essentially invisible and unseen by their fellow citizens. He discusses how the higher-class citizens ignore even the bare glimpses that they do see of this portion of the American society. Harrington appears to have a skill at communicating the necessary information to the reader by making an argument without ever outright stating that he wants to do so. Thus Harrington lets the reader come to their own conclusion, causing the idea to linger in their mind rather than feeding them an argument which can be cherrypicked for biases. The author seems to discuss all the factors of the situation without much bias, but some biases appear evident in his choice of words in the exposé with terminology like “…the poor still inhabit the miserable housing…,” thus effectively showing he holds no favor of this concept as he used the word miserable when he could have used a more docile term. By using such descriptive language Harrington makes his empathy for the poverty stricken clear as well as his disgust for those who feign ignorance to the situation. The author employs proper language in the text however it does not appear to be prim rather it seems to be everyday language, although it would not be considered slang. Furthermore, the author