Analysis Of Ehrenreich's Nickel And Dimed

Nickel and Dimed was published in 2001 during the blow up of the internet. The book was spreading and a group of college freshmen were even assigned to read it. Ehrenreich even learned that a young man set out himself to try what she did but he started out in a homeless shelter and at the end, he had an apartment and thousands of dollars saved. He went on to write his own book and actually accuse Ehrenreich about her lack of motivation to succeed. She was even called “The Antichrist of North Carolina” and many people didn't seem so happy with her book and her mission. To some people, this book was an eye opener. A woman was under the impression that an “unskilled job” had at least been a $15 an hour job. Ehrenreich refers to lower class as