Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family.He worked diligently at his 1 job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a part－time cashier at a 2 .By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day, it was often close to 3 .
Peter worked very hard in order to 4 his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with 5 savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school.Peter was the only 6 ，for his sister，Beth，was often in poor health.
