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Richard Gregory's Economic Class

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.Economic class is defined as “people having the same social, economic, or educational status”. Richard didn’t have the same Economic class as his pupils, he was the poorest. He was always hungry; eating his peers food and paste from the cloakroom. He experiences shame for the first time in his idiot’s seat, squirming and pocking other kids around. The external shame Richard feels is caused by his teacher, who makes barbarous comments about his poor school work assuming is due to stupidity; not knowing is due to his hunger. He describes his humiliation when vowing 15 dollars to the community chest: “My Daddy said he’d give…fifteen dollars… “We are collection this money for you and your kind. Richard Gregory. If your daddy can give fifteen dollars
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