Jacob Riis

My second paper is going to be about Jacob Riis. This was inspired by the reference to him in New York for Sale. I can't say much about it right now because I want to read How the Other Half Live and look at some of his other work before I narrow down what I specifically want to talk about. But, what I think I want to do right now is talk about his life and his work and then try to analyze his motivations for his work and see whether his intentions were as honorable as his reputation makes it appear. Also, I want to see which reforms specifically were in direct response to his work. And, if I can find it I want to see how he was perceived in the newspapers of his time.