From my understanding the main argument from Chapter 4 is that members from the Champing-Urbana area can live anywhere because it is their only option. “Poor folks share the same we-can-live-anywhere attitude by necessity, not by design” (Fleisher 52). And chapter 5’s main argument is members of this community’s lack of concern for getting caught while committing crimes.
In chapter 4, Fleisher makes the argument that poor folk can live anywhere because they really have no other choice. He displays this by telling us about the Washington’s. A family that lived in low rent public housing that were evicted from their home and had to find a new apartment. The underlying issue that is a result of moving is that the Washington’s will lose their
