Analysis Of Evicted By Matthew Desmond

Imagine coming home to a house that has no warmth or food. Constantly feeling like you are in a place you can’t get out of. This is how poverty may feel to others. The expeirences from the author Jo Goodwin Parker in the story “What Is Poverty” and the McBride family from the novel “The Color Of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute To His White Mother” show that there are various effects of living in poverty that include emotional problems, adolescent rebellion, and

Desmond reports the struggles Lamar has to face while dealing with eviction and what that means for him. In the story Desmond reports about a life changing accident that Lamar has overcome. On page 27 Lamar tells his story about how after leaving the navy he became addicted to the popular drug crack. Because of his addiction he lost his job and his apartment, after losing his apartment he was forced to move with him and his children to abandon houses and shelters. One winter Lamar was alone in an abandon house and was snowed in, freezing on the eight day Lamar jumped out of a window and woke up with both of his legs amputated. After that accident Lamar stayed away from crack, and started trying to get his life back together.

Many advocates and policymakers of housing for the poor believe that to achieve optimal human development of low-income households the location of the housing must be considered as well as the quality of the housing unit (Newman, 2008).

Eviction, while it hurts the family the most, also takes a toll on the communities in the form of ingroups and outgroups. In his book, Evicted, Matthew Desmond says, “Eviction even affects the communities that displaced families leave behind. Neighbors who cooperate with and trust one another can make their streets safer and more prosperous”(p. 298). To make those streets safer and to develop trust and a sense of security, in-groups are created by those in the neighborhood who talk to each other often and form a friendly relationship. Eviction can break that relationship and sometimes result in the removal of the security and trust in the ingroups. It also creates worry about what the next renter will be like. When that renter moves in they

"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate. (Anonymous)” In the 1980 Chicago slums this quote couldn’t be truer. The slums were/are a terrible place for not just children, but everyone to live. The Henry Horner homes in particular are full of death, drugs, and poverty. This may not seem like the greatest place for children to be raised, but for some, they know nothing different. The constant gang trouble, drug trafficking, and hiding from stray bullets are an everyday occurrence for people living in these government housing complexes. The devastation is a never-ending cycle. The parents get into drugs and violence, and the children have no choice but to imitate their parents

But it’s up to us that the emotions we feel, is the way we react to the things we face in life, just like Jeanne’s family had too keep going on without the altar of the family. Struggle is evident when “We woke early, shivering and coated with dust that had blown up through the knotholes and in through the slits around the doorway. During the night Mama had unpacked all our clothes and heaped them on our bed’s for warmth. Now our cubicle looked as if a great laundry bag had exploded and then sprayed with fine dust. A skin of sand covered the floor. [41].” As a reader, we know that Jeanne and her whole entire family are now struggling more than ever, from living in nice neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA to live in place that the air is dust and live under barrack. Struggle was already a large part of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and her family’s life, but even through the very hard times they still managed to push through it and keep moving forward. After all, the struggles that they were facing were really hard, they still manage to teach us that no matter what struggles is going on in life, you have to keep pushing through them in order to find the change in life. The most important thing that they have taught us of struggle, is that they always tried to maintain the most precious

​The novel The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout and the short story Wildwood by Junot Diaz are two stories that convey specific examples of how families can be affected through hardships. While one is long and one is very short, there are many similarities between these two stories. The underlying theme in these two stories is that every action has repercussions, some good and some bad. These repercussions end up transforming the characters in both of these stories into different people by the end. As the main character Lola from Wildwood states, “It’s never the changes we want that change everything.” (439).

Homeless kids in Orange County, who live in a motel in Orange County, where most don’t even know what the word ‘home’ means. Showing how some children can live like in one of the richest countries in the nation. A known fact that is stated in the film is when it says in the text, “One in 50 children experience homelessness in America each year”. This film gave another view on the lives of those who are homeless and can’t afford certain necessities. Gave a view on the way children who grow up being homeless feel about being homeless in general, what they hope for in their future. Many different perspectives could be viewed in this film from the narrator to those homeless kids to then society as a whole and how it functions in these types of

Imagine a woman and her child, they experience domestic abuse at home, and when the husband decides to kick them out, they have nowhere else to go. She has a job, but a lack of affordable housing makes it impossible for her to rent or buy her own place. Her only option is a homeless shelter, yet that is no place to raise a child. And at the same time, a homeless shelter is expensive and an eyesore for the community. Is housing a basic right, or a personal problem? Many citizens of America have argued that national or state programs designed to benefit the homeless will hurt our economy and encourage the homeless or those on the edge of homelessness to be lazy, but upon close examination of the programs and their effects, it is proven that these programs can help our economy and add more able bodies into the American work force.

According to a study conducted by Rice and Harvard, eviction from a home can have multiple negative consequences for families, including depression, poor health, and higher levels of stress. These side effects can persist for years, and over half of all mothers who report going through an eviction have experienced depression (McCaig). It is hard to stay optimistic in these situations; losing your home can take a large toll on one’s mental health, and many times mothers have to set aside their own personal goals so they may meet their

Lena Grove’s absence of family involvement in her life causes a series of outcomes that affect her life forever. The death of her biological parents, withdrawal from reality, and harsh comments from her brother reflects in her isolation and pregnancy. “When she was twelve years old her mother and father died in the same summer” (Faulkner 4). For eight years Lena lived with her brother and sister-in-law, who “for almost half of every year was either lying in or recovering” (Faulkner 5). During this time, she was forced to abandon herself due to her new priorities in life. Lena had no time to ponder on her childhood fantasies, she had to become a mother, before even having children of her own. She “did all the housework and took care of all the children”, while living “in a leanto room at the back of the house” (Faulkner 6). Without parental guidance or a responsible guardian her naïve being would ultimately result in a young, sawdust Casanova sweeping her off her gullible feet and impregnating her. Pregnancy alone can isolate a teenager to depths of imaginable depression, nonetheless traveling alone to an unknown city, in pursuit to find the father of your child can undoubtedly feel lonely as well. She was burdened with a bastard child, an orphaned past, and an unsupportive family. It was bound for her to

Envision feeling lost and not recognizing what to do or where to go. You spend every night in all kinds of weather on a bench, which you call your bed. As you wake up to the jabbering clamors every morning you choose which open spot will permit you to clean yourself up. Upon getting hungry, you ask individuals for change to eat a modest supper or you seek the closest dumpsters. For the remainder of the day, you sit in the city, trusting and believing people will acknowledge you and want to assist. Realizing that you are not judged by who you are but rather what you will be, you understand that the vast majority in the world doesn’t comprehend homelessness, and curious as to if the conditions in homelessness will ever change. All through the world, it is difficult to number the accurate measure of destitute, however it is known to be millions.

“Mommy, where are we going?” I asked. “Somewhere safe baby, but we have to hurry. We have to meet Ava so we can get your sister.” Exclaimed my mom. I remember that day vividly. My mom was frantic. I examined her as she shuffled through my dads’ dresser in a panic. She scoured through pictures, clothing and jewelry. Next, she maneuvered towards the closet where the safe was located. Noticing me gawking at her, she shut the door and in a brief moment emerged with a dark blue and brick red shoulder bag that was clenched between her fingers. Clutching my favorite multicolored patchwork Pocahontas quilt and black stuffed animal, I hurried behind my mom as we made our way out of our apartment. It was located in Scott Projects, notoriously known as one of the most dangerous housing projects in Miami, Florida. But it wasn’t so dangerous that day. In fact, it was so full of beauty and life. As we exited the front door, we were met with the sweltering Miami heat accompanied by the quintessential spring breeze. Children’s faces gleamed with joy as they frolicked among one another; jumping rope, playing tag, and riding their bikes up and down the gritty sidewalks. We rushed to the car, my mom opened the back door, buckled my seat belt and kissed my forehead. I gazed at her with so much wonder in my eyes, fighting back the tears, she cracked a half smile and assured me that everything was going to be okay. A few moments later we met up with my cousin Ava, her brother Desmond and my

One of the major contributors to homelessness is economic uncertainties. According to the National Law Center on Poverty and Homelessness, “Insufficient income and lack of affordable housing are the leading causes of homelessness” (“Homelessness in America”). There are many American families who pay their rent and utilities for a small apartment, yet still, lack the funding for necessities such as food and water. The low housing supply has not been

The days go by as we started moving our things to the storage facility to empty the house. We only had a few minor necessities and our clothes to take to Miami. Looking inside our house, there was just the plain tile floor with cracks and the brown washed walls with line marks as the couches rubbed against them. I peered into the hallway as the three rooms being my mom 's, sister, and mine was empty from top to bottom stripped of color and comfort. The house sat quiet, undisturbed. The emptiness of the house made me feel bitter as I was leaving a part of me that lived here for years..