Just like children, adults have as much difficulty showing compassion to others. In an article titled “The Harvest Gypsies”, written by John Steinbeck, this topic is introduced to the reader while he documents the struggles of unemployed migrants that had moved into California in the late 1930’s during the Dust Bowl. Towards the middle of the article, John Steinbeck wrote, “The better-dressed children shout and jeer, the teachers are quite often impatient with these additions to their duties…” (Article II, paragraph 10). While describing how the wealthier children make fun of their poor classmates, John includes that the teacher doesn’t attempt to stop them in any way on purpose. Therefore, the author is clearly showing that the children showing
