Arrogant BeggarThe target of intense critical comment when it was first published in 1927, Arrogant Beggars scathing attack on charity run boardinghouses remains one of Anzia Yezierskas most devastating works of social criticism. The novel follows the fortunes of its young Jewish narrator, Adele Lindner, as she leaves the impoverished conditions of New Yorks Lower East Side and tries to rise in the world. Portraying Adeles experiences at the Hellman Home for Working