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A Light at the End of the Tunnel Throughout all of our great country’s history, nearly every aspect of our constantly-morphing society has changed countless numbers of times. Very seldom are values and ideas untouched by the proverbial hands of time, be they good or bad. Luckily, we don’t need to take a trip to the local retirement home to see some relics of our once idealistic existence. Several key examples can be seen in the world around us. Alas, these ideals aren’t all as positive as one might hope. For every idea of happiness, humility, and hospitality, lies an equally present thought of death, despair, and doom. One example from the “dark side” of these thoughts is shown in John Steinbeck’s timeless story, The Grapes of Wrath. By depicting the treatment of the migrant Joad family, along with several other groups of people, Steinbeck shows the sad truths of class-conflict during the time of the great depression. Luckily, however, all is not as grim as it seems to be. Steinbeck also uses ideas of community, and growing close; sharing a common bond under even the most dire of circumstances; making this theme a light at the end of a tunnel of seemingly gloomy surroundings.
Approximate Word count = 732
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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