Middle Class in Manhattan

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/realestate/what-is-middle-class-in-manhattan.html?pagewanted=3&_r=0&ref=general&src=me

 

In this article, the author asserts the lack of socioeconomic diversity in real-estate in Manhattan. He reflects the clear division and disorder of classes by comparing housing from the projects to five million dollar condos. The intended audience is concerned middle class people who are unsure where they fall in Manhattan's ridiculous house marketing. He appeals to the middle class by revealing the superfluous lifestyle of the upper class, saying that they buy their children $700 jackets, and sympathizing with the struggling working class who are not poor, but live in packed apartments for high rent. The author then tries to define exactly what middle class means in Manhattan since the expectations for living costs are higher. He neatly organizes each section by answering different key aspects of middle class living. Concluding the article, the author states his main thesis which is: not only will the middle class die out of Manhattan, but one day nobody will live there. To leave the reader with their own conclusions, he ends with a rhetorical question to keep his argument going.