In order to fight poverty you must have perserverance. In these two stories the only way to survive poverty is to have perserverance in yourself, and the others affected by the terrible situation. To solve poverty you must have perserverance which is shown by the characters, events and setting when poverty seems to overpower them, but they persevere through.
Angela's ashes by Frank McCourt portaits the theme of poverty requires perseverance. The characters Frank displays his perseverance to keep his family safe in his actions in the story. "We drank our tea while Alphie chews the last bit of bread," (McCourt, 2). Frank explains how his family is poor, but they are close to one another. The events within the story show the perseverance of the characters. "I have two bottles of lemonade up under my jersey," (McCourt, 3). Furthermore poverty can cause people to go to the extremes of possibly stealing or others types of crime. Settings in McCourt's story show the
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The characters of the story portratit this theme in their actions. "If it was three, why, she would go and ask to see it," (Petry, 3). This shows that Lutie is fighting the wind to look for a place to stay for her family. The setting of the story doesn't want Lutie to succeed, but Lutie is able to persevere.Therefore Lutie shows her perseverance against the elements when, "The wind lifted Lutie Johnson's hair away from the back of her neck," (Petry, 3). Poverty can force people to fight through the elements to find a place to stay. Setting of the story shows that theme of the story, by forcing Lutie to be in a troubled setting. Furthermore Lutie shows why she is in the street when "She read the sign rapidly," (Petry, 3). Lutie is forced to look for a place to stay for her family, while there is terrible wind. Lutie wanted to keep her family safe, so she perservered through the elements to find a place to