John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath from personal life experience. The novel, The Grapes of Wrath, concerns a group of people labeled "Okies" in the nineteen-thirties who were driven from their farms and from their land during the Dust Bowl (a period of severe drought). Steinbeck lived in the United States through the depression and, therefore, was aware and knowledgeable of the effect that this historical period had on Americans. To research the topic that he wished to write about even more, Steinbeck traveled and lived with the Okies during the depression (O'Connor, pp 60-1). Steinbeck experienced what it was like to be despised by the rest of the country and to live the life of his characters (O'Connor, p 61).

Of Mice and Men also reflected Steinbeck's personal experiences. This novel is about two lower class farm hands that travel from town to town attempting to find a steady job. This novel was also set i

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