Poverty in the United States
The United States of America is the wealthiest county in the world, and who would of thought that America had poverty and wage gap issues. Having lived in a third world country, I was shocked by how much it is concealed. Rich Hill is a documentary about three different families financially struggling day in and day out in rural towns. The documentary tells the story of Andrew, Harley, and Appachy wrestling through obstacles and dealing with life. Andrew was one of the characters that stood out to me because he was the most “normal” and had realistic expectation on what you need to become somewhat financially stable. Harley and Appachy were having very tough lives and have many problems. Anger and ridiculous expectations skewed their views on how to advance in society. From the documentary, I found there are two types of people who are or lived in poverty: one that actually have a plan and works hard and the other
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When we discuss the social class and economic inequality in the classroom it did not affect my views drastically. I learned a lot, but I was not connected to the material. In some ways, I resented the issue and classified it as not a big problem. In my opinion, I don’t think the economic inequality as a big of an issue in respect to poverty. Most of the wealthy individuals are usually very courteous and give back to the community. However, after being exposed to Rich Hills story, I felt as if I were there living with the Andrew, Harley, and Appachy. The power of experiencing is a lot stronger than the power of a lecture. The film made me feel pitiful and reminded me of poverty in India. The United States is experiencing poverty levels as bad as India but not a lot of people accept the fact that it is an issue. The issue about not discussing major problems and controversial topics stuns the awareness of major