In “Serving in Florida” by Barbara Ehrenreich, the author discusses the conditions of living in a lower class society. Ehrenreich described her experiences as a waiter and housekeeper. Throughout the article, she vividly expressed her thoughts and situation using tone, voice, word choice and imagery to show the struggles she went through trying to live on the salary minimum. At the beginning of the story, she describes how difficult it was to live on minimum wage. find a balance between two jobs. Even though the author left one of her jobs, she soon began looking for another job at Jerry's. While on duty, one of the employees says, "Well, it's good to see you again" (269) and "Almost no one comes back after the first day." (269). Although her colleague speaks to her sarcastically, we can see in the quote that the author used a sharp tone to express her feelings and she felt proud and powerful. However, in my opinion, this quote will develop another plot as the story continues. As the story progresses, Ehrenreich was able to meet two people at Jerry's who became very close to her, Gail who was a waitress and who lived in her house. van. She also formed a very good friendship with a young man named George; he was a dishwasher at Jerry's. George was from the Czech Republic and as the story goes further, he was convicted of theft and the truth was never discovered. As the text states: “I wish I could say that I stood up to Vic and insisted that George receive a translation and be allowed to defend himself…” (275). I felt like the author believed that George didn't steal anything from the dry storage room, but on the other hand, she doesn't have the courage to tell her manager; she is afraid of being fired. Therefore, it remains...... middle of paper ......e convincing and understandable. The most important lesson I learned from this article was to appreciate the people who provide services to us. They work in poor conditions and are forced to work non-stop like a machine to fight for their daily lives. From the work perspective, most of the time we do not stand out from others despite their innocence: “So why didn't I intervene”? (275). we would simply remain silent in order to keep our jobs. In this essay, Ehrenreich recounts how she felt guilty for not defending George when he was accused of stealing merchandise. This feeling of inadequacy is common among low-income people, with poorly educated workers limiting their opportunities to find better jobs. Work cited Ehrenreich, Barbara. “Serving in Florida. » Reread America. 9th edition. Ed. Gary Colombo. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. Print. (267-280)