Will the men “break” or will they lead? The historic opportunity of COVID
The opening chapter of The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, begins during the dustbowl when dry weather, over-tilling, and high winds stirred dirt into the air so much that “[the] dawn came, but not the day,” the sun being unable to penetrate to the crops and people below. When it settled, the men come out first, then the women, and then the children. This is how Steinbeck describes the scene of the families looking to the father as the father looked in the face of fear:
