John Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle

During the great depression, the new help resolve some of the short term issues and avoid any long term issues but this did not stop the great depression which did not bounce back any quicker than the economy would have. The new deal was based off of the three R’s:”Relief, Reform, and restore”. When referring to relief issue, the new deal was very effective because they implemented government jobs to allow people to still make money, if it wasn’t the this the country would of very much starved, figuratively and literally. There was companies such as Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration; they were liable for constructing public works and formed structures and paths in different parks across the nation. Programs like these thrived during this time because they were such a necessity to keep the country going, and living day by day. When referring to reform, the new deal really change the country role in individual citizens, creating a bigger burden on the government shoulder. The new deal made the
This work is seen in the eyes of an activist for the party. The political theory in this book is the reform part I was speaking on earlier. The book is basically the struggle story of a typical working man at that time trying to fight for workers and fight to improve their living conditions, and to show their opposition on the wages being cut so low. The Americans that would agree to this story are the lower working class, who have no choice but to work minimum wage jobs that are barely keep them floating above the poverty line. In the story, one of the main characters, Mac, always speaks on the struggle which can be applied to what’s going on today as well. He puts the cause before himself, this teaches Jim on sacrifices, and is the backbone throughout the whole