Hooverville.
I’m still reading “The Grapes of Wrath” and it is spooky how similar the book is to current day America. It is actually making the book difficult to continue reading.
Here are some comparisons:
| Grapes of Wrath |
Current day ‘Merica |
- Farmers forced off their land by banks
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- Homeowners forced out of their homes by banks
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- Farmers go out to California, looking for work and can’t find it, and move into shanty towns call “Hoovervilles”td>
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- Former California homeowners, lose their houses and move into shanty towns call “Tent City” The BBC has a piece on it.
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- Police start using heavy handed tactics to control the “Okies”
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I think I’ll stay right here.
But I’ll update the comparison as it plays out.
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