The Pinch of Poverty

S-Poverty stricken families
N-The author may be biased because he may have been poor or impoverished as a child. Maybe he also has a charitable side, in other words he may suggest that people should give to the impoverished.
A-The upper class who may not see the poor
P-To convey the conditions of impoverished families stuck on the streets and the struggle they face.

• The bars behind the family show how they and other families are stuck behind their economic status. It traps them to be stuck on the streets and suffering.
• The author chooses to place the daughter in front and away from her mother and siblings. Her siblings are all leaning and dependent on her mother, where as she is seen stepping forward to take responsibility for her family.