The Age of Anxiety

Isaac Soyer. Employment Agency 1937

The Great depression brought devastation to all people around the world, not just in America. After the stock market crash, people were out of jobs. They could not find ways to make money or support their families so some even turned to suicide. This painting by Isaac Soyer portrays the devastation brought on by this time. these people are waiting to get jobs and they don't look very enthusiastic about it. They must have known that during those times, finding a job was close to impossible. Even keeping your current job was very hard.

CONNECTION ACROSS TIME: AGE OF ANXIETY

The times between the 2 great wars is similar to our time now. We are also skeptical about the future so this could be called the second age of anxiety. There are many small battles going on among countries just as during the first age of anxiety and we are also in a depression. People are loosing their jobs or are being laid off and they are having a hard time finding jobs. Families have been forced to cut back on spending and some have even filled for bankruptcy. We are in bad time now just as we were during the 1930s. the event that brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression was WWII. No one wants another world war today so they are very skeptical.