why a boy was called unlucky heir in the poem an elementary school classroom in a slum
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He was called unlucky heir in the poem because he has inherited only poverty and disease of twisted bones from his father. He was forced to live in slums in impoverished conditions. His future was dark as there was no hope of ending this poverty. The low-quality education he was receiving at the slum school was not sufficient to change his life in any manner.
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The unlucky heir refers to the small boy from the slum who has inherited a diseased and disfigured body. The stunted boy is reciting an account of his father’s incurable diseases. A small little fellow was sitting at the back of the dim class remain unnoticed and unobserved by all. The children have a dark future as their opinions in life are limited and covered with a lot of dismay. They are far away from the bright light of knowledge and wisdom.