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The Working Poor (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

Throughout his book, David K. Shipler depicts real people to show that the “invisible poor” are found throughout the United States. He demonstrates how the lives of the rich and the middle class are touched by those of the working poor almost every day. The latter are thought to be invisible because of the nature of the work that they do. For example, most consumers do not associate the produce that they buy at the supermarket with the workers who harvest the crops. Most white-collar employees have gone home for the day before the cleaning crew arrives to vacuum their offices. Even...

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