Murrow was born to a poor farmer’s son. He lived in a log cabin without electricity and on a farm bringing in only a few hundred dollars a year. He always had to suffer from the deficit of material and money, but the poverty gave him strong will to get through any difficulties. In the book, During WWII, a number of civilian were attacked and many houses and buildings were destroyed in London. Taking a risk, he was standing on the roof of the building to broadcast live the situation of the war to the United States. The reason he could do the risky action is not only because he was a man of conviction, but also he grew up in an extremely difficult environment. He knew how to cope with the difficulties and overcome them wisely. Thus, the poverty