In this week’s assignment, I had the pleasure of talking with my father-in-law, Harold Suresky. We spoke about major world events that took place while he was growing up and how it affected him. At a ripe old age of 91 he definitely had a lot to share about his generation the so--called Silent Generation. This generation can be characterized as being conformist (Massey, 2016, p. 67). Conformists tend to have traditional values and like to keep things the way they are, often resisting reformation.
Some of the life changing events in the world that affected Harold were: growing up during the Great Depression, serving his country in World War II and struggling to save his family’s automobile business during the Oil and Energy Crisis of the 1970’s.
Some of the life changing events in the world that affected Harold were: growing up during the Great Depression, serving his country in World War II and struggling to save his family’s automobile business during the Oil and Energy Crisis of the 1970’s.