Personal Narrative: Life After The Great Depression

Many years ago when the Great depression affected the economy and that is known as a big part of history, and a big part of me, especially before my Grandfather passed away he told me as many stories about how he served in the war and how when he was a child and was in the great depression. Now my Grandfather was a man that would keep EVERYTHING i mean like from yogurt cups to boxes with nothing in them. Now i use to ask my mom when i was little why does he do that and she explained that it was because of how he was raised they didn't have anything and when they had anything they would keep it because they could use that one day. That was the one thing i would hear from him over and over “ i can use that one day.” or “ I can use that for something.”

The great depression all started with the stock market crash of 1928. The president at the time was herbert hoover who promised to keep peace. He ended up winning 444 electoral votes to his opposing opponent who only had 87 electoral votes (Notes). After the stock market crashed banks started to fail and had no money to give to people. Nobody had money to pay anyone so unemployment roared all the way to 23% from 3%.

It's been a while since I wrote to you, but life has been a struggle lately with the Great Depression hammered down to our nation. People losing their jobs, their house, even their loved ones. I continuously hear story about people commiting suicide because they can't feed their family, or because the depression of being a liability. The rate of people living off the street keep increasing, some survived with their newspaper blankets, while some life were taken away by the cold. No one talk about "hope" these days, as if there is anything to be hopeful about the situation. My business definitely took a hit because the amount of people who can afford to buy stuff keep disappearing. There is no question that I have to close my shop if that will

Everyone experiences sadness — sadness is a part of life. However, with many people, their sadness can escalate into a feeling of emptiness and a lack of motivation. I have encountered this, and I am still dealing with it today. Few can remember the moment it happened, but I can. For me, my depression started on my 14th birthday. It happened during a sleepover at my house around 12 a.m. I can remember just laying on my couch texting my friend all content and the next thing I know, I just feel this empty sadness take over, it was unlike anything I had felt before. It had taken me awhile but eventually I realized what was happening to me. It started out as just sadness for a few years, then it morphed into this numbing emptiness. I could still

‘The hardships of the Great Depression in Australia were not shared equally.’ (Anderson et. al.,2012)

Depression placed a dark brooding shadow over my mind. I was weighed down, oppressed by the burden of having to carry on with life. In my mind, there was a crushing sense of hopelessness that I have never felt before. The only therapy I found was taking that beautiful, freshly sharpened razor to my left arm. A sigh of relief departed me as I watched the bright red blood drip from my vein. The only burden I had was going to school and hiding my war scars. Each day, the darkness spread through me like cancer. My body withering away, I needed an escape route from this crucial disease. This all continued until the day I saw a light and the darkness began to fade

When I was 15 years-old, I didn’t realize that the next ten years of my life we’re changing history as they were happening. Those were the most difficult years of my life. America is still recovering from the Great Depression, and I am now 25 years old and married. I have created a good life for myself and tried to forget those horrible years. My parents are recovering slowly. I tried to help them as much as I could when I was younger, but they didn’t pay much attention to me. All those years I was working to make money for them, and they just argued with each other. I don’t think I will ever forget how hard my family took the Great Depression. At the time I didn’t know the painful struggle that The Great Depression would cause my family

How do I start this huh? I’ve never done this – I don’t know why I’m doing this. It leaves a trace when I need to make tracks. You have to listen to your mother though. Especially if you don’t want her to know that you’re in the business. You know what business. I’m a bootlegger in The Windy City. I serve in the Chicago Outfit; otherwise known as the “Capones”. The name’s James Remus and I am writing this on the eve of the new decade. Hopefully it’ll be just as prosperous as the last. Just make sure this book doesn’t fall into the hands of the coppers. Times like these, everyone has got to fight just to keep their heads above water what with the banks going down and all. Hell I even lost

The document begins with a recount of how life was during the Great Depression by Morey Skaret. By the time he began high school, the whole town was well into the Great Depression. (America Firsthand 187) He graduated with his diploma and later became a bum to help relieve the load on the home place. (America Firsthand 187) Morey and his good friend, Charlie Shellfisher, left Seattle in the spring and returned before the winter. Charlie and Morey usually rode freight trains and when a gondola car was empty of grain or coal, they would get shelter from the wind inside. If they couldn’t get inside a freight car, they would then catch a passenger train and “ride the blinds”. (America Firsthand 187) On one occasion they had been scrambling out from under a car to face a railway ss23security officer in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He promptly had asked them how much money they had on them and when they answered that they did not have any he took them under arrest. They later had figured out that when someone in town needed workers, the railway security officers would provide the. They spent four days carrying books from one side of the street to the other. They spent three nights in jail, where their meals would arrive in a bucket. (America Firsthand 188) They then skipped to the next town over where Charlie became sick. Morey had left him inside a box filled with newspaper to try and keep him warm while he went to look for work. He ended up cleaning the trashcans of a baker who in return

There are many examples during The Great Depression that showed the best and the worst in people while they went through hard times. Many people struggled with finding jobs, being fed, and taking care of their families and themselves. Some good things happened as well, the moment they heard they have been hired all you would see is a big smile on their face or when they they have a piece of bread in front of them which in their eyes was a feast.

With all of these crazy thoughts going through my mind, I believe that my citizen's trust. Sometimes I actually believe that ironically it just may just have been the Great Depression that had helped my leadership.I am so grateful for this past 1930 election and am proud to be leading Canada through this dark time although I am a bit scared for if it doesn’t work out as planned. Currently, a third of Canada’s population is unemployed with no difference in Toronto either. Products from 1929 have dropped 40% and along with it wages and prices. I will soon let out the idea of relief camps where in exchange for room and board they will work as laborers. I am very optimistic about all of this but I don’t know what else I could

The Great Depression was a hard time in many American lives. From having it all to losing it all in matter of days, months and/or year, hurt America and its people. Despite the suffering, the brace men, women, and children who tolerated those hard years, showed a great sense of humbleness and survival creativity. As the misery of the Great Depression finally ended, the American people, once again, faced another unforgettable challenge, WWII. Life during the Great Depression of the 1930’s was devastating. Many people lost everything. People panicked but others found ways of escape through entertainment. Hence, Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? hit home for many.

The “other side” in context of the Great Depression, refers to the positives that manifested during that time. Ultimately, members of the upper class benefited the most during this time. Throughout the Great Depression, the upper class found themselves living an ultimately better lifestyle. They were still just as rich as before the depression hit, and continued to live their luxurious lives. The Great Depression resulted in the cost of living, decreasing, which in turn, allowed the wealthy to live even better and maintain or even increase their own wealth. They were also able to buy businesses and properties, and essentially make more money off the lower classes. However, there were positives for the average person as well. People learned

O’Brien interviewed people regarding their personal experiences during the Great Depression. The reason on why O’Brien felt compelled to do so was because the last Americans who were caught where the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl will be gone in another decade or so, taking their historic childhoods with them. O’Brien argues although the Depression was a catastrophe for many, there were other who were able to just make it. The people she interviewed came from a family with many children that was able to squeak by, and remain together despite all the dilemmas that came their way.

Do you know how much time you have left? Jane got home from work just like she does everyday and goes to sleep. She has trouble sleeping that night, unlike usual. When she wakes she gets ready, until she noticed a clock on her wrist that was ticking down, it had the time of seven days and five hours. When she saw the time on the clock she was freaking out. She saw this note under the bedside table that was peaking out from underneath. She opened it and it said, “Your time is done, when the clock runs out.” After that she thought that she was going keep everything the same and that hopefully the clock on her wrist would go away.