Homeless To Harvard Summary

Homeless to Harvard.

In the movie "Homeless to Harvard" we saw a little girl who had a very poor upbringing. She was a very bright young girl named Liz Murray. Liz was very smart but was not given the opportunities to excel like the average child. Given her circumstances it seemed highly unlikely that she would succeed in the world. Growing up Liz was faced with much adversity due to her lackluster family life and education, but this story showed that anybody can overcome the odds and make it in the world.

Liz was raised by two drug addicted parents in an unsanitary apartment in New York City. She collected encyclopedias and read all of them. Though she was smart, she rarely attended school. This eventually led to her being taken away by child services and put in a children's home. The children's homes living conditions were not much better. Everyday she would witness bullying and the darker side of some her peers. The next time we see Liz, she is a young teenager. She sees her mom who's mental deterioration has progressed. Instead of drugs she has become an alcoholic. Eventually her family is evicted from the apartment. Her father lives in a homeless shelter while her mom moves in with her father. Liz decides to live on her own after she gets into a fight with her grandfather .

Liz lives the homeless life for a few weeks, when she returns to the neighborhood bar that her mom frequently visits, she asks where her mom is, the other patrons explain to her that she died a couple days before. Liz's world has changed. She attends the funeral and says her farewells to her mother. . When a fight erupts between her and one of her other homeless friends, Liz decides she must make a change in her life. She decides to apply for a private high school. She visits her sister to borrow some clothes and discovers that her sister is going blind. I think this motivated Liz even more to become