“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.” -Benjamin Franklin. The books entitled, They Shall Inherit the Earth and The Grapes of Wrath have many profound differences, yet when one looks deeper they begin to note the many corresponding themes. Both of these books take place during the great depression of the 1930’s.
Most prople would call her family dysfunctional and chaotic. Her dad was a raging alcoholic, and Angie had not seen her mother in years. Angie;s sisters played the mother roll in her life, but as her sisters got older they went their there separate ways leaving angie to fend for herself. As the years went by Angie and her dad would have their good days and their bad days, and her school life was about the same. Angies father who worked as a construction worker who hardly went to work because he would have so many sick days from the alcholol, so Angie didn’t
Tears flowed quite heavily but the usual words of comfort seemed lost and unspoken. We arrived shortly after midnight, and I didnt know whether to be glad that she was still alive or heart broken that she was still struggling. I watched as her body jerked and fought to catch each breathe. It was one of the hardest images ive seen. I walked over to the other side of the bed and placed my hand into the open palms of my nanas, I leaned into her ear " Nana, i dont know if you can see me or hear me but its Rob and i want you to know that we made it here safe, and I love you."
She never asked her what was wrong. Joe thought he knew all about Amanda seeing that they grew up together, but he didn’t feel that way anymore. Amanda often went to Joe when she was upset, had a problem or just needed someone to talk to. One night she admitted to Joe that her life was a mess. She said school is shit and home is shit but she didn’t explain why and Joe never asked.
Some women “felt they were needed at home to raise families, crops for food and to fill the jobs that the men had vacated in order to serve their country.”(Suite101) Women’s lives on the home front during World War II were a significant part of the war effort for all participants and had a major impact on the outcome of the war. Once the men went off to war and left their jobs, the women that were single had a great advantage because job opportunities were everywhere. In the other hand married women had a tough time, especially if they had children. Hundreds of women worked in machine shops, welding shops, manufacturing plants, and also worked in war industries to make equipment for the war. New industries, naval, and army bases were being built during the home front.
She had been receiving letters from her ex-husband saying "How are you and the boys? Bet they’re getting big," (1, Medicine River). The clear absence of the father has caused Rose to become independent and have to raise her children by herself, as well as support her kids with no financial aid from a husband, an uncommon front for a woman in a time where men dominated. In addition to the independence and self-reliance of Bertha and Rose, Louise, a female who lives in Medicine River with Will, possesses these same characteristics. She has found a way to succeed at a job in a time when it occurs very seldomly for women.
Only the men would work to support the family. It was rare and almost none existing that a woman worked at all. Kimberly A. Hall, author of WOMEN IN WARTIME, writes: Picture 1: Vintage Sexism ad Adapted form: We Are Still the Weaker Sex, Ladies’ Home Journal, September 1944 The expected role of a women in the 1940s was to create a Comfortable home for her husband and properly raise the children. The Majority of women upheld these expectations during the Second World War.
Observant and wise, my mom always said Olga and I had a special connection. Whether it was playing in the backyard or trying to block out her noisy snoring during the night, she was unlike anything else. But as days went on, guilt built up. Our whole family didn’t like to see Olga’s sad, neglected face when we drove away to go on with our daily routines. So after many pleads and pleases to my parents, it wouldn’t just be one bulldog at the Browning household.
As I Lay Dying “A mother’s love is instinctual, unconditional, and forever.”- Anonymous. The novel, As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner is about a family, the Bundren’s journey across the Mississippi river in order to bury their beloved mother, Addie, who resented the life she lived. Although Addie is dead throughout most of the story she remains as important and constant as she was alive as she is deceased. Addie wasn’t the best example of a mother. Out of all her four children Addie loved Jewel the most, which is the child she conceived with another man.
I have described below in this incident. Mrs. Rankinda was the mother of Rankinda’s family. She was 65 years old .The lady has been faced to so many mantel problems during the living time and after her husband death. As an example, the family members of Rankinda went to London with Florence and without Mrs. Rankida.at the past time Mrs.Rankinda had told. ” She was still beautiful, she was a younger than I” Mr.Randika an illegal afire with Florence .Mrs.Rankida always worried above mater.