Where Sweatshops are a Dream.

Kristof begins his essay by stating there is not enough being done to help the poor class of people worldwide. The problem he defines is that sweatshops are not wanted by the upper classes but needed for the lower class. Kristof assumes his readers are middle to upper class citizens.

 His purpose in this essay is to explain how the poor would need to work in a sweatshop rather than scrumming through trash and having no money. Working in a sweatshop would be considered a step up from their current living situations. In order to accomplish this purpose he appeals mainly to the upper levels of society. He also appeals to the pathos of the reader. 

Finally, he concludes by making the point that it is the manufacturing aspect of the sweatshops has been undermined. Overall, the argument Kristof makes is effective because the poor will need to work somewhere and a sweatshop would be a great place to start.