Living In Class Film

When it comes to the discussion of does living in a certain area really affect an individual? The in class film and text read in class very much shows the reality of health effects that are given to communities that fit the poverty line; that can’t afford to live in the richest communities. These two pieces of information help show the reality that these two communities and what they have to endure. The factors that are contributing house value is the location. Now it’s common to think that you’d rather have a 5 bedroom home in the suburbs rather than a 2 bedroom house that hears gunshots daily. In the film shown in class, showed that the low income areas don’t even have a shopping center that has fresh vegetation available; it even shows that all these houses are clumped together and it lacks resources that most communities have. Areas that lack a shopping center

Many of the characters have had problems trying to have a house of their own. The author goes into depth that they may work a minimum wage job, but that’s barely going to put a dent in paying off a mortgage. It shows how many people struggled to try to have the American Dream. It’s quite terrible that a husband and wife can work long hours, but can barely afford to take care of themselves and to pay for their house. Now, the film and class are alike in many ways. The film shown the resources that Richmond lacks and even interviewed a family that has lived there and the affects that it has had, emotionally and physically. The book, Hunting with Jesus gives us the chance to see how these Farmer towns live; how they struggle like many people still do this day. It shows that in Winchester there’s barely anyway of paying for a house because factory jobs are definitely not like the old days. It shows the terrible effects it has on the people of Richmond and Winchester and the sad reality is that’s the way it