The Mole People is written by Jennifer Toth. This Non-fiction book is the story of the life in the tunnels beneath New York City. Jennifer Toth herself went down into the subways of New York to explore the life of the men and women, and children who live in the subway. The lives of these peoples were in the center of mortal danger, mental illness, drug addiction, and even love. People who live under the Manhattan has estimated almost over 5,000, from Toth's observations, this number is significantly higher than I would of ever imagined.
The Mole People focus on a about adozen of the 5,000 lives down under the city. One group of men I was most interested about, a subterranean group of assassins who perform what they call "hits" for sometimes as low as $20. These hits included the assassination of drug dealers, people who hurt family members, and thief's. Another man spent thousands of dollars dedicated to murals in the deep corners of the subway that only the homeless and many public travelers. The stories of the these incredible people dive directly into the depths of despair, an incredible hope to create a successful life under ground, and animalistic behavior not shown in todays world by everyday people. Toth has left me hanging with the question of what the policy for homeless in the subway system. I am extremely interesting in this subject being I am always wondering about the rebelling part of a culture.
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