Question

Read the excerpt from Black Boy. My mother fell ill and the problem of food became an acute, daily agony. Hunger was with us always. Sometimes the neighbors would feed us or a dollar bill would come in the mail from my grandmother. It was winter and I would buy a dime’s worth of coal each morning from the corner coalyard and lug it home in paper bags. For a time I remained out of school to wait upon my mother, then Granny came to visit us and I returned to school. Through his personal experience, which social issue is Wright emphasizing? the effects of long distances on families the benefits of certain types of energy the benefits of education for children the effects of poverty on families

Answer 1

The effects of poverty on families.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is "the effects of poverty on families"

Explanation:

In the above story, a black boy told a story about his family and how they suffer from poverty. His mother was the only earning hand of their family. Everything becomes more difficult for them when their mother falls ill. They starve from hunger, the boy had to leave school and finally their granny come to see them. This was a short story regarding the effect of poverty on families.