Examine the portrayal of cultural poverty in "Saved" and "The Wasp Factory"
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Examine the portrayal of cultural poverty in "Saved" and "The Wasp Factory" Cultural poverty can be defined as lacking society's principles in many ways. "The Wasp Factory" and "Saved" deal with dysfunctional families living in a community that is deprived of hope and aspiration. Their way of life is violent and gothic due to the deficiency of society's ethics and morals. This is reflected in the characters attitudes and minds which to them is all they have ever known. Their isolation from education and society's support structure limits their knowledge of how to live in a community. Lack of education is probably the most defining factor determining how a society advances and improves. Frank's world is completely his creation, with his own morals, principles and rules. He doesn't know how to socialise as he has never experienced life through the point of view of another human being. His total upbringing...

