... an intense and disastrous period better than the United States, and we are truly blessed to live here. From it arose John Steinbeck, a storyteller of the Okies and their hardships. His books, especially The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men are reflections of what really went on in the 1930's, politically, economically, as well as socially. The Great Depression had an immense impact on American ... Lennie and Candy, which symbolizes Steinbeck's tolerance by equating his values to be the same as white men. That is not an excessively apparent stand against racism, but it shows that whit...

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... 1930's drove many farmers west in search for jobs and put many others on the streets. In this time of pain and suffering the Joad family in John Steinbeck's classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, represent the families of thousands as they deal with the hardships of the depression face to face in their own adventure to California. During the 1920's the United States was in a dream ... others was also shown by fellow immigrants as was apparent the time a small child died and everyone tried to spare a few coins so that the child could have a decent burial (Steinbeck 307). Ma's display of aff...

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... and extreme winds developed into "black blizzards", where a wall of dust and smoke turns midday into night. Life turned into a struggle for almost all families located in the southern Great Plains, especially farmers (Bonnifield np). Children began to wear facemasks to serve as protection from the pungent smoke and women strung wet sheets over windows to stop the dust and dirt. A mass ... migration of families began, "Okies and Arkies" traveled west to California with their families, desperately searching for work. Farmers tried desperately to plant, but without water and nutritious soi...

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