Although they would never have the social status of the "old.
money". When the stock market crashed and the proabition ended between 1929, and.
1930. The "new money" disappeared right away. It did not matter id people were.
good business mert or had any alcohol to sell. The Great Depression totally.
changed their life style, moreover, their view on life. The want to have fun,.
and go to parties totally stopped, and people's main concern became can their.
children get fed; can the family continue to live in the house, and can the.
family support the family, among many other fears. After World War II, and the.
Great Depression ended, people started to buy fancy items again, and life became.
better in America. Johns Steinbeck Jr. and Olive Steinbeck were blessed with.
John Steinbeck Jr. on February 27, 1902 (Cox 1). Steinbecks father worked the.
countries treasures position, while his mother, Olive, was a housewife (John 1).
John Ernest Steinbeck, Sr. had a private get away home for his family (Cox 2).
The Steinbecks get away home was in Pacific Grove on 147 Eleventh Street (2).
The Steinbecks spent many summers there. Steinbeck had a good relationship with.
his parents. Steinbeck visited his parents often during his adult life.
Steinbeck took care of his parents when they got older and became sick with.
illnesses. Steinbecks mother could barely function at all by the fall of 1933.
(Parini 138). Steinbecks father had a nervous breakdown from the stress of what.
was happening to his wife that same fall (138). Steinbeck took the advice of his.
first wife Carol, and gave his mother professional health core (138). Steinbeck.
took his wife and father and moved to Pacific Grove (138). The next two years.
would bring Steinbeck much sadness. Steinbeck lost his mother in 1934 (Necory.
3). Steinbeck lost his father one year later in 1935 (3). Johns Steinbeck.
attended Salinas High School for four years and earned his diploma in June of.
1919 (1). Steinback would go on to Stanford University in the fall of 1919, at.