Cultural Differences: How Eric And Christopher Lost Their Family

Eric and Christopher lost a parent at a young age, but were lucky enough to have another parent to take care of them. After Eric lost his dad, Christopher disrespected his father Pietro. For instance Eric lost his dad from health issues and was left with his mom Vicky. Eric’s mother struggled to make ends meet causing their family to bounce around from shelter to shelter. Eric is over the age of eighteen when he begins to use his mom. Eric’s mom was dependent on his dad because she was ill (Kozol 13-14, 38). Compared to Eric, Christopher lost his mother from being choked and was left with his dad Pietro and grandma. At a young age Christopher started to disrespect his dad because he felt that his dad wasn’t providing enough. Christopher’s dad …show more content…
Christopher who was white lived in New York in a community where there was drug dealings and violence (Kozol 77). Eric who was black also lived in New York but eventually moved to Montana. When he lived in New York we saw drug dealings, but when he moved to Montana he didn’t live in that type of environment (Kozol 15-77). Christopher and Eric both understand that in order for them to live in a healthy environment they have to avoid living in places like the Bronx. Their ethnicity is important to them because it makes them who they …show more content…
Eric for example moved from “short term shelter to the next” eventually moving to the Martinique. Eric then moved to Montana where there was furniture, many rooms, and appliances (Kozol 14 & 28). Compared to Eric, Christopher’s living conditions didn’t change. When him and his family were living at the Martinique there was not heat. Christopher’s living conditions brought upon as much compared to Eric (Kozol 52-53). Both Eric and Christopher lived in bad living conditions and tried to take care of their sisters. They both felt it was important for them to take care of their sisters so they could live a better