People who lost their jobs could not feed themselves, pay their rent, and support their family. This forced families together in crowded houses or apartments. People couldn't afford to separate or get divorced because they needed the income of everyone to pay the rent. Men who lost their jobs often felt ashamed of themselves. The man from the “Cinderella Man,” had been ashamed as well as felt unimportant, but he loved his family so much that his pride did not overcome his feelings for his
The family signed an agreement to buy a house, but the house was poorly maintained so it was full of repairs which evidently would cost money that they didn’t have. The community the house was in wasn’t much better, being filled with crime and corruption and not very family oriented. As it seems a lot of their family finds jobs, tragedy strikes with the death of Jurgis’s
54). Greed was a recurring topic in the factories during this time. Factory owners did not want to shovel money out of their own pocket for any extra expenses, such as safer equipment. Greed also constituted the reason why factory owners hadn’t wanted to unionize for fear of losing money and power. Mike’s death, from a blast furnace accident, left his wife and four children to carryon without him in the midst of the first world war; however, unlike Dubik only receiving 75 dollars for funeral expenses, Mike’s family received thirteen-hundred dollars for compensation along with a five-hundred dollar death benefit to pay for the funeral signaling a better compensation plan as time progressed (pg.
M2: Explain how life factors and events may interrelate to influence on individuals development Case study 1: John was made redundant as senior manager in a high street clothes shop. As a result, he is experiencing high levels of stress, he worries that he will not be able to pay his bills and feed his family. As a coping strategy John resulted to smoking and heavy drinking, where in most evenings his family find him passed out or drunk. This has been a difficult time for both John and his family. The events in Johns life that interrelate to effect his further development is that he has been made redundant and has taken up smoking and heavy drinking.
There was a lack of resources to find work, therefore making it a daily battle to be an adequate provider for the family. But throughout the story, the wife, Lilli and their son, Little Guy, seem to be happy for what they do have, and are failing to see the distressing signs that are taking a toll on their loved one, Guy. Guy suffered depression and a loss of self worth. Most of his
It deeply affected his family, and in the end, he wasted his life away. Johnny Nolan never had a steady job. He worked in the Union, which gave him nightly jobs. The jobs were never consistent, and the pay was not substantial. He always kept a certain amount of money to himself to give to McGarrity for drinks.
Not only does this make finding a job next to impossible it also gets him a great deal of disrespect from the community, especially from Angela’s sister and mother. This even pushes Angela to a depressed state for a while where all she can do is smoke woodbine cigarettes and drink lemonade, neglecting her own children. Frequently, throughout the book, she must go to the St. Vincent de Paul Society in order to receive welfare for her family. This remains the only source of money for the McCourts due to the fact that when Malachy actually does get a job he ends up losing it or using his wages on alcohol. Angela’s Ashes shows the reader how an addiction can wreak havoc on a family, especially when that family has little to begin with.
This conflict usually led to dehydration or starvation which led to the depression of losing a loved one. The farm owners exploited farmers in believeing that the job availability in California was significant by mass advertising their need for work and not having enough jobs for everyone migrating to California. Once the Joad family arrived in California, they realized that job availability was hard to come by and even if they found a job, making a living was going to be harder than they thought with the wages offered: “An’ they ain’t much work. An’ wages is comin’ down all a time. I git so goddamn tired jus’ figgerin’ how to eat.” John Steinbeck witnessed the struggles of American people during the Great Depression and wrote about his observations and research in The Grapes of Wrath.
Also losing his grandfather, he was raised by his grandmother, her love, transforming his personality. The difficulty of poverty forced Albert to work at age 8 and lose the opportunity to receive an education. His illiteracy became a large deficiency to him, ‘Could I have my meals in here… My reading is limited you see’. This deficiency formed a personality of determination in all things he did. Throughout the lonely moments working for
Lying alone on the beach and facing away from others betraying that he’s not accepted by the society. Being different in this society is not the only thing on his mind right now. After the war, recession starts to bite in America with 5.2 million people unemployed, especially for African-Americans (The people history blog). He works so hard to support his family, but he still cannot climb up the status ladder.