After Ram won the money, he took the other waiters he worked with to dinner: “Even the grumpy manager smiled indulgently at me and finally gave me my back pay. He didn't call me a worthless bastard that night. Or a mad dog” (13). This example shows the reader that poverty encourages abuse. Before Ram gained the fame of winning the game show and the money that came with it, he was mistreated by almost everyone. After winning all that