Leaving The Dust Bowl Compare And Contrast

Imagine staring out into an open field. The sun shines bright and the breeze of a spring afternoon reigns supreme today. The baby blue sky twinkles. Suddenly there’s feel a change. There feel a difference. The sky greens and darkness suddenly falls across the land. This can only mean one thing, a storm is brewing. Dust begins to fly across the land and bangs against the doors of the home. Now, how one will react to the dust bowl is anyone’s guess. Will they run away and seek refuge, will they wait out the storm and seek shelter in their own abode, or will they stand erect, petrified by the beast, that is the dust storm. This was much like the situations that the main protagonists and their families faced in the poems “Fields of Flashing Light,” and the poem “Leaving the Dust Bowl.”There were differences and similarities of how the families in both poems reacted to the phenomenons that they faced.
First, both families in the poems “Fields of Flashing Light” and “Leaving the Dust Bowl” reacted in a similar way to the dust storm. Despite the …show more content…
All in all, both poems uttered a similar theme and that was that the Dust Bowl was a horrific and petrifying phenomenon that scarred many people for life both mentally and physically. But, both poems really preached the ideas of unity and optimism during times of hardship in life, as that will most certainly help one overcome adversity. Now, think back to Dust Bowl. As one steps outside into the gray smoke, ash and dust, they look up at the looming tower of dust, dirt and ash that is coming their way fast. As they stand in the face of the storm, they are utterly petrified with fear. Meanwhile, a neighboring family is packing up their bags, slamming the door of their car shut, and darting away. As one stands in the face of the storm, their family comes out from the shadows, and they all stand side by side, looking at the