What does the metaphor "poverty was the cage in which we were all trapped" mean

It simply means that the person influenced by poverty, was poor

Explanation:

the metaphor speaks for itself, it's direct;

the cage in which we were all trapped signifies the stress put on poverty

It means that being poor limited opportunities in life

Explanation:

Poverty was like being in a cage, you don't have much to do.

a) madame podtochina used witchcraft to make it disappear.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.