when nellie bly describes the people around her as having “stories printed on their faces of hard lives, abuse and poverty,” and that is “only an old story” to the court, what does she mean?
Nelly is describing the fact that poverty, hunger, hard times, abuse, despondence are common and nothing new.... historically, this faction has always been represented.... there will and always has been poverty.
Ten Days in a Madhouse
Identify details in the excerpt from ten days in a mad house (chapter lV) that describes the officials in the courthouse. Explain how these details reveal the authors point of view about the treatment mentally ill people receive from these officials
