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Great Depression Gifts During the reading of No Promises in The Wind by Irene Hunt it took place during the Great Depression where there were many gifts given to two boys on the run that made big impacts on their lives. Some of the gifts could have been just giving somebody a bite to eat, or it could have been something huge like letting them sleep at your house for the night. All of these contributions made a huge impact on lives. The first major gift that the boys received was from a truck driver. They were in Nebraska and were trying to catch a ride. A man pulled over and asked “where to”’ (Hunt 72), Josh the oldest said, “we're just moving along.” We’ll go anywhere”’ (Hunt 72). Lonnie was the man's name and he was taking a load down to Louisiana, so that's where Josh and Joey went. Lonnie and the boys stopped at a cafe and ate, one of the waitresses told them she knew a guy that owned a carnival, and that Josh might be able to get a job there. This made a big impact for Josh and Joey because Lonnie fed them and that Josh might get a job. Another thing was since winter is on the way in Nebraska they are on their way to warmer weather. …show more content…

The carnival was good making money for Josh and Joey, and it also provided shelter and food for the boys. Josh and Joey earned a fair amount of money which would later help for buying food, and paying Lonnie back. After a couple of months at the carnival they were doing pretty well they had a couple friends until one morning they woke up and half of the carnival was destroyed. A fire had started sizzling all of the tents it hit. Josh and Joey would be forced to leave the carnival, Josh still made out pretty well, “I've got eighteen dollars in my wallet” (Hunt 130) and Joey had some

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