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:
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. (
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"Introduction: Getting Ready" Chapter 1, "Serving in Florida" Chapter 2, "Scrubbing in Maine". Chapter 3, "Selling in Minnesota," Closing remarks, "Evaluation" Critical Essay #1 Critical Essay #2 Critical Essay #3 Critical Essay #4 Critical Essay #5 Critical Essay #6
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