-In the article "Mass of Exodus From the Plains" the author explains the life of the 2.5 million people who migrated to the west in search of opportunities, and their life afterwards. Almost 1/4 of the population either abandoned or were forced off there land. But once they reached their destination realized California and other places was not as promised. Many faced poverty, working for very low wages, and discrimination.
- This text is connected to the reading because Tom Joad and his family are of the thousands of families forced off their land as a result of foreclosure. Also since I am at the beginning of the book this article provides insight into what type of hardships Joad and his family might face.
PBS. "Mass Exodus From the Plains." PBS. Cpb. 04 Dec. 2013 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/dustbowl-mass-exodus-plains/>.
Philosophical Questioning-How would you feel if you had to blindly pack all of your things and go to a place you had only heard stories about?
-During this time period American born citizens were treated equally (or even worse) than immigrants from other countries. If that happened to day how do you think people would react?
- In a time where the Dust Bowl was just one of the many devastating aspects of the great depression, Roosevelt was seen as the savior come to fix their problems. How do you think this affected the election.
Reflection
- After my discussion with my sister her most memorable response was to question three. My sister made the conclusion that not only was it going to hard for Hoover to be re-elected as president but also for President Roosevelt to live up to what many Americans expected of him. Seeing how different my sisters answers were to my answers was especially interesting. For example she answered to my second question that nothing would really happen because that sometimes does happen today. I could improve my questions by making them relate more to the person i am asking, and also making questions they would really have to take the time and think about.
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