When we are facing with the natural disaster, all beings are suffering; nevertheless, we are still floundering in a sea of despair in order to be alive. During the 1930s, the Great Dust Bowl and the Great Depression caused lots of troubles in the world. Actually, “during the Dust Bowl years, the weather destroyed nearly all the crops farmers tried to grow on the Great Plains” (Farming in the 1930s. n.d.). Meanwhile, the Great Depression caused overproduction as well as poverty.
During the Great Dust Bowl years and through the Great Depression, the terrible weather and severe poverty led to a large number of migrants; in the meantime, they upheld justice, struggled a lot for food and freedom, and they also tried their best to fight for their
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In the Balad of Tom Joad “And the hungry little kids of the jungle camp, said, "We’d like to have some, too” (Woody Guthrie, 63). This quote reflects that as a matter of fact, many people were extremely starving, and they laid down their dignities to beg for food. Nonetheless, “Now a deputy sheriff fired loose at a man” (Woody Guthrie, 40). This quote shows the injustice between common people and brutal deputy sheriff that also reflects obviously the cruel society in the 1930s. In the song, “Before he could take his aim again, Preacher Casey dropped him in his track, poor boy” (Woody Guthrie, 48). This quote illustrates that Preacher Casey fought bravely with a deputy sheriff for the sake of justice though he was not strong. In the song, “And a deputy and a preacher lying dead, two men” (Woody Guthrie, 69). Tom Joad and Preacher Casey were not afraid of deputies, and they tried their best to fight for their rights and freedom. Unfortunately, a deputy and a preacher eventually dead in this fight. Preacher Casey tried his best to fight for justice, and actually before this fight, he made a lot effort to preach for a lot about the happy life of the people. Nevertheless, his efforts did not improve the bad situation, and he finally sacrificed for the pursuit of Justice. In the end of The Balad of Tom Joad, “Wherever little children are hungry and cry, wherever people ain't free. Wherever men are fighting for their rights, that’s where I'm a-gonna be, Ma” (Woody Guthrie, 81). This quote demonstrates that Tom Joad didn’t give up struggling for food, freedom, justice and rights, and without confusion and fear, he has made up his mind and still looking forward to the