Tom Kearney is a very interesting man. He has been a policeman for “twenty-three hard years”. He is a Chicago native. One key idea I learned from his interview is that the Depression changed people’s lives completely. Tom Kearney lived a completely different life because of how much the Depression affected his family. He said, “If the Depression hadn’t come along, my father would have been able to do more educational-wise for us. He couldn’t provide. There was no money for two years” (Turkel 263). Because of the Depression, Kearney’s family had no money and no way of earning money. Another thing that struck me about Kearney is that he witnessed many protests by people. One group of people that he witnessed protest was nuns and priests, which surprised me a lot. Kearney witnessed very interesting things in his lifetime, which many people may never see.
To some people, Dennis Hart may seem like just an ordinary cab driver. After reading his interview, my thoughts about him changed completely. I learned that Hart has very wise thoughts on war and freedom. In his interview, talking about dropping the Bomb, he said, “Freedom is the most important thing in your life. We’re facing an enemy today that’s gonna annihilate us unless we retaliate in one way or another. We have to face up to it, Bomb or no Bomb. Otherwise, we’re a bunch of cowards” (Turkel 238). Hart is saying that the U.S. can’t be cowards and instead needs to make a clear decision to drop the bomb or not. Otherwise, our freedom may be in danger. Hart is very insightful in what he believes in and isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
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