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Trash Essay In everyday life the poor have to suffer through recurring conflict.Throughout the book, the author, Andy Mulligan, illustrates the poor treatment towards the dumpsite people. Andy Mulligan brings the real hardships of the poor in third world countries to life in the novel Trash through his description. Mulligan demonstrates his sympathetic view of the poor through his use of similes to compare to animals, his depiction of the authority in Bahala, and how these powerful people treat The author, Andy Mulligan, uses similes to describe the way the poor are treated less than animals. He compares the feet of the dumpsite people to animals, saying the people work so hard their feet are hard as hooves. Using this quote “I don’t wear shoes… because you need to feel with your feet… our feet are as hard as hooves.” (6) he shows the dumpsite people’s view on how they are like …show more content…

The police accuse Jose Angelico of stealing the money and kill him even though they know the senator is responsible. The Senator robs the community of their money and is given no punishment. Gabriel explains to Sister Olivia that it is not difficult or unlikely to happen,“It is done so often…. I know many men were involved… He was stock-piling dollars in a vault in his home.” (115-116) This statement reveals that the government doesn't want to attack their own personnel and use stereotypes to depict their criminals. The authorities also mistreat Raphael when they arrested him. They him beat him up, holding his arm behind his back, twisting. The police harshly proclaim, “So I’m going to ask you one last time… Where is the bag you found.” (71) while they ridicule him. Raphael is left defenseless and caught in the arms of the police“I tried to look up, but my arm was so bent and my back was so twisted.” (71) struggling to get loose. They way the authority and others mistreat the poor is the result of their cruel

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