Analysis Of O Brother, Where Art Thou

The theme of The Outsiders is that everyone can rise above what others expect from them. This is relevant throughout the book when Johnny and Ponyboy save the kids from the burning church, when Randy doesn't want to fight or hate the Greasers anymore, and when Johnny stands up for Cherry and Marcia.

The Depression had many effects on the movie. All of the men down at the docks are very eager and most likely desperate the way they try to show there face to the man picking only a handful of them. The actions of these men are because they are unemployed and if they have family they are most likely struggling keeping enough food on the table for them to eat. Jobs were very hard to find and even if they did get them, it wasn’t like winning the lottery, it was hardly enough to pay ends meat. One day when James comes home he finds out his son has stolen a slab of salami for the local meat store. This is a very sad scene because after Jim finds out the true reasoning behind his son’s the audience finds out that he is really just scared of being sent away because he knows the times are tough and isn’t sure his father can provide for him and his two other siblings. His son stealing the meat is also symbolic for how and why the crime rate rose during the great depression. Another scene that represents the Depression’s affect on the Braddock’s family and there peers is all there kids together have one birthday party, all of there friends kids all share a birthday with one cake and little to no presents. The depression has hit all of the families so hard they don’t have enough money for individual birthday

Along with the historical events of 1930’s, citizens’ beliefs have also shifted. “ The Great Depression brought a rapid rise in the crime rate as many unemployed workers resorted to petty theft to put food on the table.” People were desperate to survive, therefore committing crimes in order to provide for their families was the only option available. Another way out which Americans have found was alcohol. Those who were vulnerable to hardship resorted to drinking as a way of escaping the brutal reality around them. Suicide rates rose due to the depression taking over the nation; suicide seemed to be the only option left for those who weren’t able to deal with the pressure. Prostitution, as well, became more popular among women desperate to pay their bills, resulting in a shift in the way women were viewed at the time. In Chandler’s novel women were also portrayed as sexual creatures, taking advantage of it to get what they wanted.

They are picked up by a woman and during the drive she frequently uses the word poor to describe the family. “We’re not poor” (Walls 121). The woman thinks the family is poor because their car broke down and possibly because of their appearance. “And what am I supposed to tell people about my parents?” (Walls 5).

The era of the great depression was one of hardship and struggle. The film sets

In every piece of literature, there is an overall message, or theme. Most even have more than one, and we, as readers, are supposed to take away the importance from the work. Pieces can even share morals and themes. We see an example of this in The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou because they share several of the same themes. One of the main overall themes these two pieces have in common is the importance of family.

The novel is written during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was a financial crisis that happened worldwide around the united states. It was a huge unemployment and ended in mechanical preparations and constructions. It happened before the New Era, a period of low unemployment when there was a great difference of income with general prosperity. The Great Depression began in “Black Tuesday” in October 29, 1929. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell very nearly 23 percent and the market lost 8 billion dollars and 9 billion dollars in quality. By 1933, when the Great Depression came to its nadir, by most accounts 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed and about a large portion of the nation's banks failed. Despite the fact that the alleviation and change measures set up by President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped decrease the most extremely bad

Propaganda was a big tool for the United States during the Great Depression as it was used to uplift everyone’s spirits and keep them hopeful. This was presented through photos and messages such as “There’s no way like the American way” even though the conditions during the Great Depression was awful as there was no food or jobs but the public ignored the terrible conditions because of the propaganda presented to them and believed that life was becoming better in America. Harper Lee presents a key theme of the Great Depression and the stock market crashing through characters, The Cunningham’s represent “country folks, farmers” as the crash affected them badly because no food means no produce growing which alternately means no income of money. Also, the fact that during the Great Depression propaganda was used as a tool to keep the citizens motivated to live meant that they were being presented to false image of how life was and truly believed that life was getting better in the United States. Whereas, if they were shown a true representation of things were the people would not have a false idea of how great life was but rather a true portrayal of how starvation, unemployment and suicide rates increased during the years of the Great

The Great Depression broke down security and belief in American society during the early 20th century and brought out hidden prejudices. The once optimistic mood during the Roaring 20’s turned to pain. The dire economic situation caused Americans to return to past social stigmas where certain groups of people were seen as inferior; as a result, the American Dream, where everyone could seek their ideal of success, was reduced to merely a dream. John Steinbeck observed these changes in social behavior and witnessed the plight of many Americans during the Great Depression. Like in his later work, The Grapes of Wrath, he was inspired by his environment to expose the lives of people during the Great Depression using Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck observed these changes in social behavior and witnessed the plight of many Americans during the Great Depression. Steinbeck demonstrates in Of Mice and Men through the characters that the American Dream was naturally discriminatory towards certain groups of people because of common perceptions held during that period.

In S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders, there were three significant passages from Chapter 9. As Johnny was in the process of dying, he mentioned a very catchy passage to Ponyboy: "Stay gold, Ponyboy"(148). This quote defined that all things must have an ending such as the beautiful things you've witnessed. For instance, Johnny and Ponyboy realized that their relationship was about to come to an end, so Johnny advises Ponyboy to stay the way he is or be innocent. And he also meant that Ponyboy needs to protect himself when he's in danger.

(Steinbeck, J., Famous Authors: John Steinbeck (n.d.), [Motion picture on VHS]). The hatred amongst the farmers spread just like the Great Depression. In addition, the crash of the Great Depression is just like the “crash” of John Steinbeck's book of the farmers. Another comparison between the Great Depression and John Steinbeck is, that they both had a very devastating impact in the economy/his life. According to the article, “Great Depression” (Great depression, 2015, p. 2), one fourth of the people didn’t have jobs, 5,500 banks were shut down, and 32,000 businesses went bankrupt.

Ponyboy tells us that,“when you’re a gang you stick up for members. If you don’t stick up stick together, make like brothers, it isn’t a gang anymore,”(Hinton 26). This is what the greasers do for each other: they stick up for one another and build a supportive community. In the story, The Outsiders, by SE Hinton, the book is about Ponyboy and his gang taking care of each other because there gang is that they fight against the Socs. The characters and actions of this story create a supportive community Kindness and Loyalty.

This drama uses symbolism to embody Willy’s conflict with himself and the encroaching world around him. As the city slowly envelopes Willy’s little country house, the changing times envelopes Willy’s outdated salesman lifestyle. The world is too big for everyone to remember him,

The rich people control and use the poor. The ghetto-dwellers have to struggle to stay alive by working, begging and stealing. They pay for things like food and bus rides with time, not money. And their lifespan decreases each time they pay for anything. In the movie, they make less time for more work, and the prices of things keep rising until they cannot pay anymore. Then the poor are found dead on the streets because their clock ran

It is said that " A recession is when other people lose their jobs and high unemployment rate is in economy. A depression is when you lose your job and money stop coming in."