The Graped of Wrath #8

This novel is all about events that really did happen in this country during the 1930s. Almost everyone has heard of the dust bowl. But, I never knew what happened to those people and how they handled this horrible natural disaster. I think this point in history has been ignored and not taught about enough. The were different groups that interacted in this story. The "Okies" and the actual people of California. The people began to hate the Okies. They thought they were stupid, dirty, and taking up there land. The only good thing about them was that they would do work with little pay. The relationship between the migrants and the police officers was horrible. The police officers pushed them around, burned down their camps, and arrested many of them. The police just tried to ruin all success the people got. I don't know if the police realized that there were people, even children, starving to death. 'The deputy smiled. " If they don't want to work, they ain't a place for 'em in this country. We'll float 'em quick."- "The deputy fired from the ground. A women in front of a tent screamed and then looked down at a hand which had no knuckles." (Steinbeck 264) The police did not care about the people at all. They only respected the people who originally lived in California and had money. Then there was the relationship between workers and bosses. The bosses or people who hired workers knew that they needed money just to buy food and keep themselves alive. So, the bosses got as many people as he could get so the work would get done quickly. Then he would pay them as least as possible. Some people even worked for bread, just to keep themselves alive. The bosses took advantage of the people. But, the didn't care, as long as they were making a profit they were happy. People never worried about the workers and nobody would help them out. The only people they had were each other. That's how the country worked then.