![]() ![]() Russell and his family never actually had to deal with being homeless. (As shown by photo 3 in the powerpoint.) There were lots of people during the depression that has it a lot worse than Russell Baker. (Baker p.88) Although this is a bad situation to be in I feel that during the great depression it wasn’t so bad considering there were people who had no home at all and actually had to sleep outside on newspapers. ![]() In the book, Russell explains how his mother had to move out of their house and live with her brother and his uncle Allen because the great depression had started and his mother couldn’t find a job. As a result of this they turn to the government to receive handouts just to eat. The Bakers still fall on hard times and at one point they have trouble getting money even for food. ![]() It proves too much and Russell and his mother move yet again, this time to Baltimore, where Russell is forced to find a job as a paper boy to help his mother out all that he can. ![]()
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