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The Joad family is forced to move to California because of the Oklahoma Dust
Bowl, which has made it impossible for them to earn a livelihood through farming.
Drought and depression has made it impossible for farmers to grow a substantial amount
to live on. As inflation rises and wages drop, a gigantic worker migration heads West in
search of Jobs. They have seen notices asking for workers in the western part of the
United States, and travel thinking that they will find gainful employment. However there is
much to learn about the United States in its economic turmoil. During the depression,
thousands of people looked for work, and were cheated every step of the way. The
Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is the story about a family living during the days of
the depression and what they did to survive. Many families were hurt by the depression,
so Steinbeck wrote of a typical family with detail that makes you understand the pain and
suffering people went through in......

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