Other half lives

Demetrios Zioulis Book Report 11-4-15 When it was published in 1890, the novel How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis astonished the middle and upper class Americans. Riis revealed to the world the horrific living conditions of New York City’s tenement housing. He did this by the use of graphic photographs (that he himself took) and detailed written descriptions which are all first-hand accounts, as he was a witness to whatever he wrote. After reading the novel one might question how are the poor

OF DEATH Massachusetts CITE THIS PAGE Jacob Riis was a photographer and writer whose book How the Other Half Lives led to a revolution in social reform. IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS PEOPLE IN WRITING & PUBLISHING FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN MASSACHUSETTS FAMOUS DANES FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN 1849 Show All Groups Synopsis Jacob Riis was born

revolution. In the book "How the Other half Lives" by Jacob Riis it shows the lives of poor immigrants that have come over to American from mostly European countries to try to get a fresh start on a new land. What these people did not know is how they would have to live. Riis wanted people to see what was really going on in the live of many immigrants during this time in New York. Most immigrants didn’t have much money to start with, they had to live in tenants with several other families in one twelve by

opportunity to make a difference in the world, to make a change, to take action. However when does change really happen? When the problems start or when those same problems have caused major damage? The photography presented in Jacob Riss’ “How the Other Half Lives”, shows a threatening issue that could potentially affect the middle class. Lack of nutrition, unemployment, living conditions and poor child safety affected a lot of the lower class. With this in mind it’s clear to say that the issues shown

Whereas Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis establishes a connection between the American dream, disappointment, and lack of satisfaction in the middle class, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis exposes the gap between the poverty, unsightly and dangerous conditions of the poor and the uncaring or uneducated middle- and upper-class in the context of New York. Set in the 1920s, the period in America following World War I that is considered materialistic and depraved, Babbitt captures the political and personal

The “Genesis of the Tenement” is the first chapter of “How the Other Half Lives,” the powerful work of Jacob Riis, which examined the harsh living conditions of tenements in New York City during the latter part of the 19th century. With a combination of investigative journalism, personal accounts, and data, Riis provides an evocative image of the life of the poverty-stricken working class occupying these dilapidated buildings. In the first two paragraphs of this chapter, Riis describes the early

out talents which in a successful environment, would not exist. With all these assurances that difficult circumstances will meritable, it is hard to picture Horace’s statement being challenged. However, in the books, “The Jungle,” and “How the Other Half Lives,” adversity clearly never led to any such benefits or talents being drawn out as Horace mentioned. For example, within, “The Jungle,” by Upton Sinclair, Jurgis, a Lithuanian immigrant, came to America with his family for the “American Dream.”

living conditions of the New York tenements in How the Other Half Lives. With the excess inflow of immigrants into the United States in the 19th century, New York City (a very popular port) became tremendously overcrowded. The city did not adapt well to the increasing population and thus warehouses and homes meant for just one family were often divided into numerous rooms for dozens of people. These impoverished families were forced to live in dark, unventilated, and cramped rooms for unreasonably

The book The Other Half: The Life of Jacob Riis and the World of Immigrant America by Tom Buk-Swienty details the life of photo journalist Jacob Riis. Riis, who started his life in America as a poor immigrant, was a journalist who was prominently known in New York for his work with the tenement housing. Throughout his life, Riis dedicated himself to helping the poor by acting as a voice for them. Through his writing and photographs, Riis was able to inform the public about the wretched lifestyle

In chapter 15 of How the Other Half Lives by Riis, it goes over the problems that children faced in the 1890s (Document B). The children were treated like adults and had harsh conditions in the jobs they held and they were not paid much at all for what they did. Adults never cared about the children, Riis basically sums up the chapter by saying that children were treated “awful”. Children were even thrown out of school for no reason except to make room for others. In 1900, 18 percent of all American