Anna Quindlen On The Homeless Analysis

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Being born in a first world country gave me the chance to closely experience and aid the less fortunate. As a result, I started to develop at a young age a solid idea of what it means to be homeless, along with this idea, my compassion and sympathy towards them grew as well. Nonetheless, after reading Anna Quindlen’s essay on the homeless, my point of view on them consolidated. Quindlen’s essay starts by telling us about Ana, a homeless person she interviewed. During their talk, Ana tries to prove the author that she was somebody and not just a homeless person. Then, the author comes to the conclusion that a home is more than just a house, and sadly, it lost its meaning over time. Throughout this paper, I will analyze Quindlen’s essay by

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