Use of contrasts

In this part, we will concentrate on the writer's use of contrasts. We will highlight examples from the text that will be of use in your analysis of “Poverty is a state of mind" by Bernard Hare.

In literature, an author uses contrast when he or she describes the differences between two or more entities. This can include contrasts between characters, settings, feelings, objects, and situations.

In this text, we can identify the following contrasts:…

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Poverty of mind and material poverty

The contrast between poverty of the mind and material poverty: “Even after being on strike for a year, without money, the miners never thought themselves in poverty, because they had each other.” (ll. 291-295); "Po…

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Different stages of life

The contrast between the different stages of the writer's life: "I had an inquisitive mind as a child..."(ll.60-61); "I was expressing my teenage angst and disaffection with society by kicking people’s teeth out at Leeds Unite…