Men Should Weep - Poverty Flashcards
“hes she no got a pair of knickers to her name”
this shows that the family were so poor that they couldn’t even afford essential clothing
“pillows, blankets and old coats”
the family can’t afford basic necessities to stay warm
“living in a slum”
this shows the living conditions of the family were not nice but yet the best they could afford
“ma. i’m hungry, ma.”
there was not enough food for everyone to have
“money disnae stretch”
suggests that there is not enough money in the family
“someday we’ll have a wireless, son”
they don’t have enough money so they are longing for material possessions
“oh stummicks! stummicks! am i no seek of folk an their stummicks”
shows the hunger that the family are feeling a lot of the time and the fact they don’t have the money for food
