What is poverty according to Parker?
According to Parker, poverty is getting up every morning from a dirt and ill-stained mattress,being dirt and tired. Moreover, poverty is asking for help, remembering and looking into a black future.
In the final paragraph, how does the author use questions to involve the reader in the issue of poverty?
In the final paragraph Parker and a very weighty question so the readers: "Can you be silent too? The writer seems depressed with the torturous words of her privileged audience. She indicates that her addressees are not much concerned about the plight of the poor. She does not entertain actionless words.