The Great Depression In The Lamp At Noon By Sinclair Ross

On one of the most devastating days in economic history, the stock market crashed with the value of the dollar being useless. Many families were left without any warning, losing any of their savings placed in stocks. People started to worry, rushing to the banks to withdraw quickly, whatever money they had left to make sure they didn't lose anything else. Banks were closing faster than people could get to them, leaving people with nothing. The people who did grasp their money spent less on items that they needed because prices skyrocketed, which in return got people getting laid off from their jobs, worsening the economy and losing even more money. Then, the environment started to play a role. Major dust storms swept through the prairies, leaving …show more content…
The author is trying to show the hardships that the families in the depression had to deal with. The money value was useless, emphasising how hard it was to buy the basic necessities for this family to survive, many other families starved to death and lost their hope for their futures. In the end, Paul should have reluctantly agreed with Ellen and they should have moved back into the city instead of living on their farmland, because they could have made some money and would have got food. They would have saved their child, Ellen and the child would have been able to possibly breath better air to make them feel better, and they could slowly pay off their extra bills that they incurred. The depression is something we should never forget and what our ancestors have struggled through to make our futures