Summary Of Bell Hooks By Gloria Watkins

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bell hooks, the pen name of Gloria Watkins, wrote numerous books on social problems of the time period. In this particular article, Watkins describes what Americans truly think about poverty. She argues that the poor are represented in a negative manner, and she proposes solutions to this problem. To prove the negative connotation of the poor, Watkins utilizes personal experience at Stanford. She notes that her professors and classmates always made the poor seem lazy and useless. Furthermore, when something went missing, the students would always point blame at the housekeepers who are perceived to be poor. Additionally, Watkins conveys that media plays an important role in the negative connotation of the poor. She points out Harlem Nights

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