She moved from a temporary dwelling to a house with a cement floor and a tin roof. She also has running water and electricity, which is significant.

P. I. on a Hot Tin Roof: A Talba Wallis Novel,

Nothing's more determined than a cat on a hot tin roof...

Rosa is a woman that we met in the early 1990s in Peru. She was affected by the civil unrest in her country. Her husband was kidnapped and 'disappeared.' Without an education, she struggled to support her 11 children.

A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.

It was like the top of the roof came off the house, ... He had that effect on everyone.