Although “Johnny Tremain” by Esther Forbes and “No Promises in the Wind” are different in many ways, they both give a historical commentary of the hardships young people endured in life. “No Promises in the Wind” also conveys a message of how people, especially children, experienced life in the Great Depression (1929 – 1939).
The book “Johnny Tremain” depicts the life of a young man in search of a new career after a mishap, which resulted in a hand injury. The main character had an extremely difficult time finding a trade to master. However, this did not discourage him from finding a new purpose in life. Eventually, he became a messenger for the Whigs, an Anti-King George III community during the American Revolution.
In No Promises in the Wind, a teenage boy named Josh, his younger brother named Joey, and a friend from school named Howie run away from their parents in search of work. After a train kills Howie, the boys must fight for their survival. After months without success, they took odd jobs to accumulate enough cash in order to take a train home to Chicago. The boys reunite with their father at the end of the story.
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Over a period of 10 years, people lost their jobs, due to the stock market crash. As a result, they did not have the money to buy goods, so more businesses closed. Landlords evicted tenants from their apartments and banks repossessed people’s belongings and houses, because the people could not pay the rent or mortgage. The children who experienced suffering in this story gave a solemn example of a runaway youngster’s low chance of survival in the event of another Great Depression. In turn, Johnny Tremain didn’t let his injuries make him give up on finding a new direction in life. Instead, he demonstrated how a determined youngster can overcome life’s
The book “Johnny Tremain” depicts the life of a young man in search of a new career after a mishap, which resulted in a hand injury. The main character had an extremely difficult time finding a trade to master. However, this did not discourage him from finding a new purpose in life. Eventually, he became a messenger for the Whigs, an Anti-King George III community during the American Revolution.
In No Promises in the Wind, a teenage boy named Josh, his younger brother named Joey, and a friend from school named Howie run away from their parents in search of work. After a train kills Howie, the boys must fight for their survival. After months without success, they took odd jobs to accumulate enough cash in order to take a train home to Chicago. The boys reunite with their father at the end of the story.
Both stories are similar; because they …show more content…
Over a period of 10 years, people lost their jobs, due to the stock market crash. As a result, they did not have the money to buy goods, so more businesses closed. Landlords evicted tenants from their apartments and banks repossessed people’s belongings and houses, because the people could not pay the rent or mortgage. The children who experienced suffering in this story gave a solemn example of a runaway youngster’s low chance of survival in the event of another Great Depression. In turn, Johnny Tremain didn’t let his injuries make him give up on finding a new direction in life. Instead, he demonstrated how a determined youngster can overcome life’s