Summary of "Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits"
Christy G Phillips
Strayer University
English 115
Alene Morrison
04/17/2014
The essay that I am summarizing is "Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits" written by Suki Kim. Suki tells us how her life changed dramatically overnight. She lived in Korea until her seventh grade year when her father who was a wealthy business man lost everything they had in the 1980's. Her family moved to Queens New York where she was having a difficult time adjusting to her new life in America.
When she was 13 she realized how much things to change she no longer had a chauffeur to drive her around so she had to ride public transportation to and from school. She no longer had a governess to help her with her homework, nor a maid to clean up after her. Things are a lot different in school here in America she no longer has to bow to her teachers and the dress code is a lot different.
She could not speak any english so in school she took a class called English as a second language. She met other Korean student's, but it did not take her long to realize they had very little i common. She also tell us she would watch the television show Three's Company to help her learn english as well. It was not until years later that she learned that their was a difference in the American-Korean students and the Korean students.
In the essay, she explains how quick a person's life can change without warning. I beleave that Suki's attitude in this essay is that of a person having a difficult time adjusting to a whole new life. This essay reaches out to anyone who reads it and can relate to the essay. The lesson we learn from this essay is be prepared to learn anything and everything because you never know when it is going to come in handy life can change quicker
