The divide between the rich and the poor has been going on for many years, but in present times it has turned into a worldwide problem. Andy Mulligan uses this theme as his main idea in his novel “Trash” (2014), to represent the concept of the separation among the rich and the poor. Raphael, Gardo and Rat go through many adventures in the novel, and they discover that being poor means a lot more than just not having a meal every day. The three main ways Mulligan demonstrates this theme is (1) the differences between how the poor and the rich are treated, (2) the wall in the cemetery, and (3) how the different classes are described.
The rich and the poor are treated very differently at many times throughout “Trash”. “Everyone knows some of …show more content…
Another time the poor are treated with disrespect is when Raphael and Rat go to Senator Zapanta's house to try and get clues to solve the mystery; they have to catch a bus. Rat tells us that Raphael has a much better chance of getting them a ride because he is looks more presentable, so he should go in front and ask for the ticket. “When you look like me, you can’t even get a ride very often, not when you’re alone: you get kicked off like you’re a curse.”(p117, Mulligan, 2014). Whereas the rich would get on the bus straight away because they look respectable, and their clothes are clean so the bus driver along with everyone else just assumes they would have money. The interactions between the people in “Trash” show how the rich and poor are divided, as the wealthy treat the disadvantaged with such …show more content…
Gardo, Rat and Raphael were looking for the “brightest of lights”, they had to give up in the end. They had wasted their whole day because they were looking on the wrong side, the rich side. “The wall divides the rich quarter, where the dead get buried in earth, from the poor quarter, where the dead get stacked up in boxes.” (P180, Mulligan 2014) The wall is a physical example of the divide between the rich and the poor. Even though the poor are dead they are still treated like they were when they were alive; with disrespect and hatred. Mulligan represents this by showing how they get buried and there is an actual wall dividing the people with money from the people without. The wall in the cemetery is a clear example of the difference between the rich and the poor in the novel
The rich and the poor are treated very differently at many times throughout “Trash”. “Everyone knows some of …show more content…
Another time the poor are treated with disrespect is when Raphael and Rat go to Senator Zapanta's house to try and get clues to solve the mystery; they have to catch a bus. Rat tells us that Raphael has a much better chance of getting them a ride because he is looks more presentable, so he should go in front and ask for the ticket. “When you look like me, you can’t even get a ride very often, not when you’re alone: you get kicked off like you’re a curse.”(p117, Mulligan, 2014). Whereas the rich would get on the bus straight away because they look respectable, and their clothes are clean so the bus driver along with everyone else just assumes they would have money. The interactions between the people in “Trash” show how the rich and poor are divided, as the wealthy treat the disadvantaged with such …show more content…
Gardo, Rat and Raphael were looking for the “brightest of lights”, they had to give up in the end. They had wasted their whole day because they were looking on the wrong side, the rich side. “The wall divides the rich quarter, where the dead get buried in earth, from the poor quarter, where the dead get stacked up in boxes.” (P180, Mulligan 2014) The wall is a physical example of the divide between the rich and the poor. Even though the poor are dead they are still treated like they were when they were alive; with disrespect and hatred. Mulligan represents this by showing how they get buried and there is an actual wall dividing the people with money from the people without. The wall in the cemetery is a clear example of the difference between the rich and the poor in the novel