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English 1121-xx

5 Nov. 2007

Audience: Members of a Debate Club

The Dichotomy of an Essay

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     Another common source of criticism of Nickel and Dimed is Ehrenreich's seeming justification of any negative behavior exhibited by the employees of low wage jobs and the subsequent exaggeration of their superior's oppressive behavior.  In his review of the book, Denis Collins sarcastically states, "Through Ehrenreich's working class lenses we learn that cooks want to provide high quality meals and waitresses want to provide humane service, but neither can because managers supply cheap food, cut corners wherever possible, and overwork the waitresses for a distant corporate entity to ensure their own jobs" (Rev. of Nickel).  While Ehrenreich's documentation may not be realistic, it could also be argued that any exaggeration of character is used in a desperate attempt to stimulate change.  Though potentially misleading, the more readers are impassioned to empathize with the poverty stricken in "Serving in Florida," the more likely it is that word will spread throughout society and reform can be brought to fruition.  Some readers may view a tactic like this as a harmless means to the greater good of eradicating laborer mistreatment, whereas others may view any form of factual embellishment as journalistic blasphemy.

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