Living, or even growing up during the 1930’s wasn’t exactly considered the best of all the times. Americans all throughout the country had to deal with the Great Depression, an economic disaster caused by multiple things like the crash of the stock market. Although the children of this economic disaster shouldn’t have been affected by this, this crash was so horrible that it did get them involved with this “mumbo jumbo.” Along with the kids being involved, family roles had been massively altered, and the depression mostly weakened family bonds. There were many things that were massively different for a kid that was forced to grow up during the Great Depression. First of all, many kids had depended on their parents during the “Roaring Twenties,”
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Children sought out to help their families as much as they could, where every single penny was needed. However, even though families some families fought through the bad times, some things were avoided to try to save money and stay alive. For example, some children/children’s families could not afford to buy new clothing, and sought out only to buy food, water, and other living supplies. Because many families were evicted from their homes, as they couldn’t afford to pay rent from their loss of jobs, the “other living supplies” they bought were most likely blankets, sleeping tarps, etc. Families that were without a house needed to create shelters among many other homeless, where many shelters in one area were given the nickname of “hoovervilles.” The only thing the children could do in these situations was to just go with the flow, or do whatever was needed. In summary, children growing up in the 1930’s faced many hardships and family troubles. Living and sanitary conditions were absolutely horrid. The kids growing up in the 1930’s did everything they could to help whether it was big or small. And although their efforts didn’t have much of a result at first, it may have helped largely in the long …show more content…
The amount of desertion for families had soared although divorce rate had dropped, most likely because families stayed together for their children or because they couldn’t afford to survive on their own. Children and couples may have began to stop trusting each other because of what they had to deal with, and children may have been in much agony because of this.Therefore, family bonds were weakening. Overall, all of this was a result of much stress and depression. As you can see, from massive amounts of stress and depression, family and economical problems had occurred/changed, weakening family
Children sought out to help their families as much as they could, where every single penny was needed. However, even though families some families fought through the bad times, some things were avoided to try to save money and stay alive. For example, some children/children’s families could not afford to buy new clothing, and sought out only to buy food, water, and other living supplies. Because many families were evicted from their homes, as they couldn’t afford to pay rent from their loss of jobs, the “other living supplies” they bought were most likely blankets, sleeping tarps, etc. Families that were without a house needed to create shelters among many other homeless, where many shelters in one area were given the nickname of “hoovervilles.” The only thing the children could do in these situations was to just go with the flow, or do whatever was needed. In summary, children growing up in the 1930’s faced many hardships and family troubles. Living and sanitary conditions were absolutely horrid. The kids growing up in the 1930’s did everything they could to help whether it was big or small. And although their efforts didn’t have much of a result at first, it may have helped largely in the long …show more content…
The amount of desertion for families had soared although divorce rate had dropped, most likely because families stayed together for their children or because they couldn’t afford to survive on their own. Children and couples may have began to stop trusting each other because of what they had to deal with, and children may have been in much agony because of this.Therefore, family bonds were weakening. Overall, all of this was a result of much stress and depression. As you can see, from massive amounts of stress and depression, family and economical problems had occurred/changed, weakening family