Have you ever wondered what social class do you fall into? Do you consider yourself as rich or as poor? These characters are trying their best to make a decent living. Everyone knows the saying “If you try your best you’ll succeed” we heard it all the time from our parents when we don’t think that we can do it. This saying doesn’t seem to apply to the characters from the Cost of Living by Carlos Fuentes and the main character in Sweat by Jorge Amado. They are trying to do their best to make a decent living but, they often fall short and meet an unlawful end.Both Carlos Fuentes and Jorge Amado explore societies where people who are born poor don’t get much of a chance for a good life.
Ones who work hard and try to make money will lead to success only if the system allows it. In the story The Cost of Living by Carlos Fuentes, the main character Salvador Renteria, his life isn’t easy for him, his economic situation, his family life is falling apart, his senseless death, and he lives in a society that he lives in won’t let the lower class make a decent living. His economic situation isn’t doing to good. He has to get two jobs, he can’t afford for his bills, and he can’t afford to take care of his family. In the story, Salvador …show more content…
He can’t afford to pay his bills, he sees a potential buyer of an apartment he explains to them, “That’s the way it goes. Everything is high. I already owe two months rent … I live over on Captain Street. Sure that’s right. The woman comes for her rent every day. She keeps chasing us. “ (Amdo 90). Joao is explaining what he has to go through on a regular basis. He further explains how hard it is to find a job, “ I used to work for an Aurora factory till it went bankrupt. That was three years ago- and here I am now, still looking around, without a job” (Amado 90). He is trying to find a job in the economy that he is living in and it’s almost impossible to find one in the situation that he is
Ones who work hard and try to make money will lead to success only if the system allows it. In the story The Cost of Living by Carlos Fuentes, the main character Salvador Renteria, his life isn’t easy for him, his economic situation, his family life is falling apart, his senseless death, and he lives in a society that he lives in won’t let the lower class make a decent living. His economic situation isn’t doing to good. He has to get two jobs, he can’t afford for his bills, and he can’t afford to take care of his family. In the story, Salvador …show more content…
He can’t afford to pay his bills, he sees a potential buyer of an apartment he explains to them, “That’s the way it goes. Everything is high. I already owe two months rent … I live over on Captain Street. Sure that’s right. The woman comes for her rent every day. She keeps chasing us. “ (Amdo 90). Joao is explaining what he has to go through on a regular basis. He further explains how hard it is to find a job, “ I used to work for an Aurora factory till it went bankrupt. That was three years ago- and here I am now, still looking around, without a job” (Amado 90). He is trying to find a job in the economy that he is living in and it’s almost impossible to find one in the situation that he is