Men Should Weep - Poverty

Question 1

“hes she no got a pair of knickers to her name”

Answer 1

this shows that the family were so poor that they couldn’t even afford essential clothing

Question 2

“pillows, blankets and old coats”

Answer 2

the family can’t afford basic necessities to stay warm

Question 3

“living in a slum”

Answer 3

this shows the living conditions of the family were not nice but yet the best they could afford

Question 4

“ma. i’m hungry, ma.”

Answer 4

there was not enough food for everyone to have

Question 5

“money disnae stretch”

Answer 5

suggests that there is not enough money in the family

Question 6

“someday we’ll have a wireless, son”

Answer 6

they don’t have enough money so they are longing for material possessions

Question 7

“oh stummicks! stummicks! am i no seek of folk an their stummicks”

Answer 7

shows the hunger that the family are feeling a lot of the time and the fact they don’t have the money for food