Rags to riches
Any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Rags to riches (disambiguation).
Rags to riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly. This is a common archetype in literature and popular culture, such as the writings of Horatio Alger, Jr.