What Is The Connection Between The Story The Turtle And The Great Depression

The great depression encountered America with its harsh treatment of events. it took place in the 1930's after the world war two. at that time the farmers were struggling because of the great drop of the economy. speaking of struggles there are lots of connection between the story of "the turtle" and the actual events of the great depression. in the story, the turtle symbolizes the jaod family. as a matter of fact, when the turtle tried to climb the embankment he fell on his shell which resembles the family's situation as they suffered a loss of jobs, money, and food, so they tried to immigrate to a different place, but as they tried to move off they have stumbled into obstacles that caused them big problems. another reference from the story