Comparing The Glass Castle And The Grapes Of Wrath

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both show the struggles of average middle class Americans in hard times. Some hard times can be brought by personal financial choices, like in The Glass Castle, while other financial hardships can be brought by terrible economic times, such as the Great Depression Era in The Grapes of Wrath. Through all of the tough times the Walls’ and the Joad’s faced, they still stuck together. The two families stuck together by being there for one another. They also stuck together by accepting change, even if it wasn’t expected or wanted. The Walls’ and Joad’s faced so much difficulty, but with love and acceptance, they stuck together.
Consolation and love for one another was shown