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Barbara Ehrenreich's little experiment was interesting. I wonder were she got the idea to do such a thing. In her essay she mentions that she couldn't survive blue collar life for more than a month, which made me wonder how long she originally intended to do this for.

Her essay reminded me of John Griffin's Black Like Me. Black Like Me, is a true story that takes place during the sixties, it is the story of a white journalist who through medical treatments and clever disguise is able to transform himself into a black man. For several months Griffin completely immerses himself into character as a black man in the south. Griffins book is not only about how it feels to be black but about what happened after his story broke the media.

Like Griffins book, Ehrenreich's essay left me with a somber mood. Although it was interesting it reminded you of the crapiness in life. I could only imagine how Ehrenreich felt as she walked out of Jerry's. Sure she must have been relieved to be done with the whole thing, but I imagine that she also must have felt a certain guilt knowing that some of her friends would never feel that feeling of relieve.