Use the passage from Jacob Riis'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 What was Jacob Riis referring to in this passage? (1 point) Responses the pollution found in the streets of New York the pollution found in the streets of New York the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums the lack of playgrounds for children living in slums the dangers of factory work for children in big cities the dangers of factory work for children in big cities the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums
The lack of playgrounds for children living in slums.
Jacob Riis is referring to the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums in this passage. He suggests that without proper guidance and supervision, the boys are more likely to engage in idle and potentially harmful activities, which he describes as "polluting in its atmosphere."
According to the passage, Jacob Riis is referring to the dangers of truancy for young boys in the slums.
