engl110 the literature of protest quot a loaf of bread quot p 1172 by james alan mcpherson

Background:
We have read numerous poems and short stories selected from our Literature and Society anthology in the section titled “The Literature of Protest” (and a few from the section titled “Women and Men,” since those particular pieces can be read as protest literature). Choose one of the works and address one of the prompts below. You may use outside (secondary) sources to develop your reading of the work, but be sure to use credible, scholarly sources, and be sure to cite them. Bear in mind that with protest literature, the writer is protesting some behavior, law, or practice, which implies that he or she thinks it should be changed.

Analyze a short story to determine its meaning. How do various elements of the story work together to create its meaning? What, precisely, is the writer protesting?