Jacob Riis was referring to the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums. The passage highlights how the lack of guidance and the environment of the streets can lead children into idle and potentially harmful behaviors.
Use the passage from Jacob Ris's How the Other Half Lives to answer the question.
"The very games at which he takes a hand in the street become polluting in its atmosphere. With no steady hand to guide him, the boy takes naturally to idle ways." - Jacob Riis
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What was Jacob Riis referring to in this passage?
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• the pollution found in the streets of New York
• the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums
• the dangers of factory work for children in big cities
• the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums
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