"Shame" by Dick Gregory.

The short story "Shame" by Dick Gregory, clearly shows that poverty brings many hardships as well as a great deal of shame. However, there are still ways to gain pride and happiness. This story shows that by emulating somebody you respect, even a very poor person can derive pride from small actions, which the average person sees as insignificant. In "Shame" Richard is a poor boy without a father, living in the ghetto. However, there …

…out a wino that was getting beaten because he didn't pay at a restaurant. These are just a few examples of how poor people can get pride and happiness from small actions that we don't understand. Also, we see how they can sometimes be misunderstood when they do these actions. In general, we should try to be more yielding and considerate of such people. We should see ourselves in these situations and try to understand.