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Drought And Dust Storms: A Thematic Analysis
Drought and dust storms destroyed the source of income that were already damaged by the shortcoming economy. All of the characters experience spiritually tough times. characters who withstand in conditions that seem helpless. The theme reveals the plot of this novel which is humanity, inhumanity, and dehumanization. Supported by the text in chapter 1, “Women and children knew deep in themselves that no bad luck was too great to endure if their men where whole”. The conflict also supports the thesis and theme. The conflict is man versus self and man versus society. Supported by the text in chapter 4, “There isn't sin and there isn't a virtue. There’s things people do. It’s all the same. Some is nice, and some isn't, but that's all any man

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