Crashed

The part of this book that has been most interesting to me is the parallels that it has with current events in society. Most recently, I realized the comparison that can be made between the on going situation in Colorado and our nation as a whole. In the novel, Colorado is seen as a booming place at first. It is relatively new and unindustrialized. However, right after industrialization comes the economy crashes and the top contributors to the economy (such as oil and natural resource companies) are severely impacted. In my opinion, there is a huge parallel between this and both the Great Depression and the current economic recession that we are in. In both of these instances, America (similar to Colorado) was the go to place that everyone wanted a part of. However, the economy collapsed causing us to think next time if something like that is too good to be true.