Money Hungry Literary Analysis

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Perfection is nearly impossible. Never in a million years would there be a person who truly thinks their life is ideal. In the realistic fiction book Money Hungry by Sharon G. Flake, Raspberry, Ja’nae, Mai, and Zora have experienced the imperfections in life. Raspberry lives without a father, she lived in a dangerous area, and Raspberry was even left with no home at all. Equally important, Ja’nae lived without her mother and father in her grandparent’s home, with an imperfect body. Like Ja’nae and Raspberry, Mai did not have a perfect life, she regretted her Korean culture, Mai was also tormented by other students about her Korean culture. Additionally, Zora did not have a picture-perfect life either, Zora’s lavish lifestyle was taken away when her parents divorced one another. As can be seen, one theme in Money Hungry is no one has a perfect life.
No one has an ideal life, Raspberry exposed this true throughout Money Hungry. Raspberry’s father drove Raspberry and her mother out of their home with his drug-addiction and appalling behavior. Raspberry’s father left Raspberry and her mother without a home, …show more content…

People such as Zora, and Mai may seem to have the perfect life, but everyone has problems and imperfections. Raspberry has experienced the ups and downs of life. Raspberry’s lives without a father, in a dangerous area, and Raspberry even has no home. Along with Raspberry Ja’nae did not have a perfect life, Ja’nae knew scarcely of her mother, when Ja’nae met her mother she left again, Ja’nae also did not have the perfect body. With the same importance, Zora and Mai’s suspected perfect life was not perfect. Mai’s complications with her mixed race, and Zora’s change in life. Given these circumstances it is easy to be seen, no one has a perfect life. People around the world are homeless, some people and even children have no family, no food, and no education, in 2nd, 3rd, and even 1st world countries. Even little problems show life is not