Waging A Living Analysis

In “Waging a Living,” it shows the effects that not having enough money has on different types of people. For example Jerry was making twelve dollars an hour, but he could barely afford a decent place to live. And it didn't help that he was a recovering Alcoholic, and Drug addict. Jerry didn't make enough to support anybody but himself, and he could barely do that. He paid 530 dollars a month for his apartment, that was smaller than most public bathrooms, which didn't include a separate bathroom. It isn't helpful that he had got fired for getting in an argument with his boss. Jerry was then making ten dollars an hour after getting a new job. Mary had one of the bad cases in this movie, she was supporting herself and her two kids on a waitress’ wages. Which is probably one …show more content…
She was also going to college while working and supporting her family. She eventually got her associates degree and was working in a retirement home. One of the negatives was that the more money that she made the more money she had to pay for rent, and more was taken away by government aid. She was struggling to make ends meet even though she was working with her college degree because money kept on getting taken away as she made it. It worked in the fashion of “two steps forward one step back,” she was making money but not as well as she could have so the only option was to go get her bachelor's degree and step down to a part time job. This way Deorah had the chance to make more money and get off the government aid system and support her family. Waging a living was close to an accurate document of what life was like living almost in poverty. It shows what can happen when people work not good jobs and dont have a college degree. It wasnt too accurate as though representing how people can support their family through government aid. But it is accurate on representing how people lived in almost