Ehrenreich and Co-workers
In the novel, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, she leaves her life as a well off journalist to become a low- wage worker. Throughout her experience she comes to realize it is much tougher to maintain herself with minimum wage, than she thought it would be. At first she doesn’t see herself the same as the other blue collar workers but then realizes she has become exactly like them. Although Barbara Ehrenreich begins her journey as a low-wage worker with advantages, such as the $1,300 in her pocket, she ends up with similar struggles as her co-workers such as being able to afford a home and have sufficient food to eat.
At first Ehrenreich is out for lunch with Lewis Laphan, they begin to talk about the lifestyle
In the novel, Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, she leaves her life as a well off journalist to become a low- wage worker. Throughout her experience she comes to realize it is much tougher to maintain herself with minimum wage, than she thought it would be. At first she doesn’t see herself the same as the other blue collar workers but then realizes she has become exactly like them. Although Barbara Ehrenreich begins her journey as a low-wage worker with advantages, such as the $1,300 in her pocket, she ends up with similar struggles as her co-workers such as being able to afford a home and have sufficient food to eat.
At first Ehrenreich is out for lunch with Lewis Laphan, they begin to talk about the lifestyle