Some people don’t know how poverty impacts everyday life. This book shows many examples of poverty impacting school, social life, and medical help for Junior. All of these challenges will impact Junior’s future.
Junior can’t get to school due to poverty. His whole education will be affected. The “Junior Gets to School,” (88) picture is describing the different ways Junior gets to school. Sometimes, when they have no gas money, Junior has to hitchhike, find another ride, or sometimes, not even able to get to school. Having no money and living in poverty impacts Junior’s education. This might change his entire future for jobs and opportunities. Another reason is, Junior has no idea every morning when he wakes up, he is uncertain if he will be able to get educated that day. This might cause worry for him for his grades. He could also be in grave danger because when he hitchhikes, a potential killer could be picking him up. He might never get to see his family ever again if some creepy person picks him up. Junior’s family will have to suffer him missing. All of these ways are dangerous for Junior but he has no choice. …show more content…
The “‘Are you poor?’” (128) picture describes ways Junior responds to that akward question. This causes a great challenge for Junior because it is embarrassing for him. He also might have to miss fun opportunities because he has no money. He is friends might stop inviting him because he would always say no to the invites. Poverty might also prevent him from making friends because some people may look down at him for having no money. Some people at Reardan didn’t want to associate with him because they thought he was poor. People at an interview may not hire him because they are prejudging him as not a hard worker because he was
Junior can’t get to school due to poverty. His whole education will be affected. The “Junior Gets to School,” (88) picture is describing the different ways Junior gets to school. Sometimes, when they have no gas money, Junior has to hitchhike, find another ride, or sometimes, not even able to get to school. Having no money and living in poverty impacts Junior’s education. This might change his entire future for jobs and opportunities. Another reason is, Junior has no idea every morning when he wakes up, he is uncertain if he will be able to get educated that day. This might cause worry for him for his grades. He could also be in grave danger because when he hitchhikes, a potential killer could be picking him up. He might never get to see his family ever again if some creepy person picks him up. Junior’s family will have to suffer him missing. All of these ways are dangerous for Junior but he has no choice. …show more content…
The “‘Are you poor?’” (128) picture describes ways Junior responds to that akward question. This causes a great challenge for Junior because it is embarrassing for him. He also might have to miss fun opportunities because he has no money. He is friends might stop inviting him because he would always say no to the invites. Poverty might also prevent him from making friends because some people may look down at him for having no money. Some people at Reardan didn’t want to associate with him because they thought he was poor. People at an interview may not hire him because they are prejudging him as not a hard worker because he was