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Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Study Guide

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by Barbara Ehrenreich
About 77 pages (23,128 words)
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Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America Study Guide consists of approx. 77 pages of summaries and analysis on Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The author, Barbara Ehrenreich, works for the prestigious New Yorker magazine. One day over lunch with a famous editor discussing possible stories to write, she comments that the minimum wage is too low. She thinks someone used to more money should try to live on this pittance. The editor, Lewis Lapham, assigns her the story. (read more)
      "Introduction: Getting Ready"
      Chapter 1, "Serving in Florida"
      Chapter 2, "Scrubbing in Maine".
      Chapter 3, "Selling in Minnesota,"
      Closing remarks, "Evaluation"

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  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

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  Topics for Discussion

  Further Reading

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