The term "pauper" in literature is employed in multifaceted ways, serving not only to denote extreme poverty but also to highlight social inequity and moral character. In some works, such as Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper [1, 2], it contrasts the fates of disparate social classes, using the pauper’s condition to both evoke sympathy and critique societal structures. In novels like Charles Dickens’s Our Mutual Friend [3, 4, 5] and Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall [6, 7], the word underscores personal misfortune and the stigma attached to impoverishment, while also serving as a point of comparison against wealth and privilege. Philosophical and sociological texts, including writings by Plato [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] and Bernard Shaw [14, 15, 16], broaden its application to comment on the human condition and the nature of societal competition. Even in more casual or satirical usage—as seen in works by James Joyce [17, 18, 19] and Oscar Wilde [20]—the term remains a powerful symbol, reflecting how the label “pauper” transcends mere economic status to become a tool for cultural and moral critique.