... on American life. Although the stock market crash was its immediate spark, there were many other contributing factors that stemmed from the uneven distribution of wealth in the United States during the 1920's. In fact, the top 0.1 percent of American families had a total income equal to that of the bottom 42 percent . Socially, people began to buy more than what they could afford, especially ... surroundings. Steinbeck eventually won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, although many question whether he truly deserved it or not. Whatever your opinion, Steinbeck was one of the last wr...

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