Analytical essay

Here, we will provide you with some ideas and things to consider when you discuss Bernard Hare's "Poverty is a state of mind". We will also point you in the direction of help for writing your actual essay.

As we have seen, the text's underlying message is that poverty is a matter of perception. What some may lack in material goods they can compensate for in terms of friends and community support.

Poverty is relative

Consider how poverty is relative. Even if he made more money, the writer was poorer as an adult doing drugs and working illegally, than he was as a child, unaware of his parents' hardships.

The importance of being at peace with oneself

Consider how the examples of "the shed crew" in the text accentuate how social inequalities and a lack of access to education can make a poor person even poorer. After going through many experiences and challenges in his life, the writer realises th...