The Great Depression caused thousands of people to lose their jobs, their homes, and their security in their former peace of existence. Best phrased by Thomson "depression calls for normalcy" (634), this statement illustrates how, during a time when people don't have much, they will in turn try to find peace in the simplest things . The Depression brought down many of life's pleasures and imposed new rules that governed the lives of many people in the country. The simplicity of a small family was all that some people needed to keep moving forward. But while some will find peace in their little family, others have seen nothing but chaos as their lives have been torn apart and they have literally lost everything. Their past hopes and desires have been suppressed, causing an increasing rate of alcoholism and suicide, the only way for many to cope with the significant loss of their pleasant existence, consistent with their previous lives. The typical demographics of the American family changed dramatically during the Depression. Families were torn apart when husbands took the quick and cheap solution of leaving because they could no longer provide for their families, which deeply hurt some men as they felt they were disrespecting the set of the main rules that they had all learned at the beginning. childhood. The process of man becoming the provider was very important in many