Jane Yoder, daughter of a WPA worker and Tom Yoder, Jane’s son

These stories really made me think long and hard about what i have today, and how much i take all of it for granted. Its things like clothes, having a hot dinner every night cooked, having a safe home, having my own bedroom to myself, and being able to take vacations across the United States and sometimes outside of the country. In Jane Yoder's story, she talks about how much she wanted a blanket or a coat to stay warm. When she finally got her coat, she treated it like it was worth $1,000. She also said, "I can think of the WPA... my father immediately got employed in this WPA. This was a godsend." To Jane and her family, getting a job ment survival. Tom Yoder talked about how it sounded foolish when his mom told him that her brothers would go hunting with rifles in search for food. If no food was found, then they would not eat that night. Now, we would only think that happned centuries ago or it was just something that boy scouts would do. Sadly, this happened in our country's past not too long ago. I conclude this by asking, do you think we will ever need to go back to this kind of survival in the future? Near future?