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In Peter Singer’s The Singer Solution to World Poverty he depicts a scene where a train is coming towards a child but can be diverted to the man’s Bugatti, he ultimately saves his Bugatti and the child is killed. Singer states: “Bob’s conduct, most of us will immediately respond was gravely wrong” (Singer Par 8) confirming what most already thought when they read the story. The use of the narrative directly leads into the point he is trying to make that our money could go to helping the poor instead of the luxuries we enjoy. Singer states: “If you still think that it was very wrong of Bob not to throw the switch that would have diverted the train and saved the child's life, then it is hard to see how you could deny that it is also very wrong not to send money to one of the organizations listed above” (Singer Par 10). This shows the idea that our money could be going towards helping others instead of unnecessary items. Singer’s narrative is ultimately used to show that our money could go towards saving lives instead of unneeded